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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 07.02.17.02" title_num="07" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="17" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Adult Foster Care” means a program that provides a family setting in the community for an aged adult or an adult with disabilities who requires:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Protective oversight;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Assistance with the activities of daily living; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Room and board.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Local department” means the department of social services in a county or Baltimore City or the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Protective oversight” means a service of the Adult Foster Care provider which includes the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Daily awareness of a foster adult's functioning and whereabouts;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Crisis intervention;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Supervision of medication, nutrition, and money management;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Coordination of medical care services delivered in and out of the foster home; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>24-hour responsibility for the foster adult's welfare while in the foster home.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>