# COMAR Title 07 — Department of Human Services

## Subtitle 02 — Social Services Administration

### Chapter 18 — Respite Care Services

#### Regulation .12 Qualification of Care Workers.

*COMAR 07.02.18.12*

A. Qualification of care workers is done by the providers using a form approved by the Administration. The minimum requirements for a qualified care worker are:

  (1) 18 years old or older;

  (2) Education sufficient to enable the worker to deliver the care needed;

  (3) Personal characteristics that are needed to deliver care to an individual with a developmental or functional disability;

  (4) Training or experience necessary to enable the person to deliver the care needed as evidenced by a training certificate or designation by the provider or consumer based on experience; and

  (5) Good physical and mental health, as documented by a licensed health care provider.

B. The provider shall report to the Administration the methods used to ensure that the care workers are qualified to deliver the care required.