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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".12" citation="COMAR 07.02.18.12" title_num="07" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="18" heading="Qualification of Care Workers.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>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:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>18 years old or older;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Education sufficient to enable the worker to deliver the care needed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Personal characteristics that are needed to deliver care to an individual with a developmental or functional disability;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>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</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Good physical and mental health, as documented by a licensed health care provider.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The provider shall report to the Administration the methods used to ensure that the care workers are qualified to deliver the care required.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>