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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 07.02.16.10" title_num="07" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="16" heading="Provision of Services.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Services provided by the local department include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Counseling;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Coordinating and facilitating the client's use of community resources including health services.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The following services are available through the local department of social services directly or by purchase and may be provided when they are a part of the service plan:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Home care and chore services as provided for in the In-Home Aide Services regulations under COMAR 07.06.12;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Adult day care provided by contractual arrangement with the Maryland Department of Health and subject to that Department's regulations, limitations, and eligibility schedules;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Transportation provided through the In-Home Aide Services program, or any transportation available from community resources or governmental agencies in the local subdivision;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Emergency arrangement of food or shelter as available from resources such as:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Federal, State, or local programs, or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Private providers;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Provision of any recommendation, reports, or petitions concerning the adult in need of protective services to the court;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Legal assistance including assistance to arrange for purchase of counsel with the vulnerable adult's own resources when the adult is not eligible for legal services from any other source.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If, after the investigation under this chapter, the director determines that the adult requires protective services, with the adult's consent the director shall provide the services.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>If the Department believes that the client is disabled and the client is unable or unwilling to accept services necessary for the client's health, safety, or well-being and there is not a less restrictive form of intervention available, the director shall petition the court for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An emergency order for protective services under the Estates and Trusts Article, Title 13, Subtitle 7, Annotated Code of Maryland, and Regulation .12 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The appointment of a guardian of the person under the Estates and Trusts Article, Title 13, Subtitle 7, Annotated Code of Maryland, and Regulation .11 of this chapter; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The appointment of a guardian of the property under the Estates and Trusts Article, Title 13, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>