# COMAR Title 07 — Department of Human Services

## Subtitle 02 — Social Services Administration

### Chapter 18 — Respite Care Services

#### Regulation .06 Payment Rate for Subsidized Services.

*COMAR 07.02.18.06*

A. For paid care workers, the hourly pay rate is set and published by the Administration.

B. The pay rate for a day of respite care is 10 times the hourly rate paid.

C. When more than one individual with a developmental or functional disability requires care in the same household, payments and fees are 1/2 the set rate for each additional individual with a disability in the household, in addition to the full rate for the initial individual.

D. The income of the consumer determines the amount of the subsidy the consumer may receive. A sliding fee scale based on family income is established and published by the Administration.