# COMAR Title 07 — Department of Human Services

## Subtitle 02 — Social Services Administration

### Chapter 19 — Certified Adult Residential Environment (CARE) Program

#### Regulation .11 Limitations on the Certificate.

*COMAR 07.02.19.11*

A. A certificate may not be transferred to another residence or provider.

B. Time Limitation.

  (1) A certificate is valid for 1 year from the date of issuance.

  (2) A temporary certificate is valid for 90 days from the date of issuance.

C. Level of Care. A residence certified for:

  (1) Level D may have applicants at Levels A, B, C, or D;

  (2) Level C may have only applicants at Level A, B, or C;

  (3) Level B may have only applicants at Level A or B; or

  (4) Level A shall have only applicants at Level A.

D. Number of Residents.

  (1) A provider may not provide care for more than the number of CARE residents stated on the certificate.

  (2) A CARE home may have not more than:

    (a) Four CARE residents in a provider's home;

    (b) Four CARE residents, exclusive of staff, for a supervised apartment, unless the supervised apartment was certified prior to January 1, 2007 in which case it may be a CARE home with more than four residents; or

    (c) Eight CARE residents, exclusive of staff, for a group home, unless the group home was certified prior to January 1, 2007 in which case it may be a CARE home with more than eight CARE residents.

E. Non-CARE Residents. A provider may not provide care to a non-CARE resident. All residents not a member of the provider's family shall be placed there by the Project Home Program.