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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 07.05.01.08" title_num="07" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="01" heading="Agency Reporting Responsibilities.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Agency Emergencies.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The agency shall maintain and make available to OLM a written plan detailing employee responsibilities for all emergencies that may affect the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Agency operation; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Health, safety, and well-being of children in its care or receiving adoption services.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The agency shall immediately notify the Administration and OLM  by phone and email of the following emergencies:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Death of a child in it’s care or receiving adoption services;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Accident, assault, illness, or psychiatric episode of a child in its care or receiving adoption services that requires hospitalization or emergency medical care;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Suspected incident of child abuse or neglect involving a child in its care or receiving adoption services;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Illegal activity leading to the incarceration of a child, parent, foster parent, guardian, or adoptive parent; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Other occurrences which may affect the health, safety, or well-being of children in care or receiving adoption services.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Administrative File. The agency shall maintain and, when requested, furnish to OLM  the following information and documents appropriate for the type of license issued:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The charter, articles of incorporation, and bylaws;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Structure and composition of the governing board with names, addresses, phone numbers, terms of membership, and names and terms of officers;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Organizational chart of the agency showing functions and names of the current employees;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Names and positions of individuals authorized to sign agreements and to submit official documentation to the Administration and OLM;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Verification of the agency's insurance coverage;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Procedures for notifying appropriate parties of changes in the agency's policy, programs, chief administrator, or other factors affecting services or licensure;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Statement of compliance with nondiscrimination according to COMAR 07.01.03;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Operating budget for the current fiscal year and the independent certified audit or audit review report of the preceding year;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>List of employees with position, titles, and qualifications;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Personnel policies and procedures, including definitions of jobs, qualifications, salaries, work hours, vacation and sick leave, and termination and grievance procedures;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Verification of compliance with unemployment and workers' compensation laws;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Written policy describing internal grievance procedures for service applicants, adoptees, adoptive parents, and foster parents;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>Child management and discipline plan;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>Current copies of agency publicity and brochures;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>Child abuse and neglect policy and documentation of the required criminal background checks and child abuse clearances as required in Regulation .09 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>Plans for recruitment of foster and adoptive parents as required in COMAR 07.05.02.04 and 07.05.03.08;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>Plans for employee orientation and continuing training as required in Regulation .16 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>Agency's plan for emergencies as required in §A of this regulation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>Foster parent data as required in COMAR 07.05.02.18G;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>Adoption data as required in COMAR 07.05.03.20C;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(21)">
      <text>Agency’s annual written self-evaluation, which includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An analysis of program effectiveness in relation to stated purposes and goals of the program;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Staffing patterns, average caseload size, and the agency's evaluation of them,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Staff turnover rate; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Plans for remedying identified weaknesses in the program; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(22)">
      <text>Additional items that may be required by the Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>