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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".11" citation="COMAR 07.02.19.11" title_num="07" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="19" heading="Limitations on the Certificate.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A certificate may not be transferred to another residence or provider.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Time Limitation.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A certificate is valid for 1 year from the date of issuance.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A temporary certificate is valid for 90 days from the date of issuance.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Level of Care. A residence certified for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Level D may have applicants at Levels A, B, C, or D;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Level C may have only applicants at Level A, B, or C;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Level B may have only applicants at Level A or B; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Level A shall have only applicants at Level A.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Number of Residents.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A provider may not provide care for more than the number of CARE residents stated on the certificate.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A CARE home may have not more than:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Four CARE residents in a provider's home;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>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</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>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.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>