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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 07.02.16.09" title_num="07" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="16" heading="Service Plan.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The local department shall develop, record, and initiate an appropriate plan for service for each client.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The service plan shall include the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An assessment of the situation which describes the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Client's level of risk which means the nature and imminence of risk to the client without intervention;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Client's ability to act on his own behalf which means a statement of the client's strengths and weaknesses in planning and effecting strategies to ameliorate risk;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Current strengths and supports to the client; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Person or persons contributing to the client's risk by action or inaction;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A plan for intervention which directly addresses the strategies to reduce identified risk;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Specific measurable objectives with an estimated time for achievement, keeping the timelines consistent with the 6-month timeframe.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>