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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".18" citation="COMAR 07.05.02.18" title_num="07" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="02" heading="Records.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Permanent Records. The agency shall maintain case records for permanent retention documenting the services provided in foster care and pertinent information about the child, the birth or adoptive parents, and the foster parent.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>When a child is moved to a new foster care home supervised by a different agency, the receiving agency shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Obtain all records pertaining to the child from the agency which previously placed the child; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Maintain the records indefinitely unless the child is moved again to a foster home or other setting supervised by another agency.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The agency shall follow the record requirements stated in COMAR 07.05.01.11.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The child's case record shall include the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Face sheet located in the front of the case record which includes the child's:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Name;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Birth date;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Guardianship status;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Pertinent medical information;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Placement location; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Parent's or legal custodian's name, address, and telephone number;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Birth certificate or place of birth and birth name;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Race, religion, and pertinent ethnic or cultural information;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If appropriate, the child's guardianship information, including date of decree, docket number, court, and copy of the decree;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Siblings, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Names;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Birth dates; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Living arrangements;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Child's medical records and health history, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Financial responsibility;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Medical record at birth;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Developmental history;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Preplacement physical;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Medical recommendations;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Post-placement services; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Medical passport or other medical documents;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Permanent case plan;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Educational history and records; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Documentation of staffings and other meetings tracking the child's progress.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The parent's record shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Face sheet located in the front of the case record which includes the parent's:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Name;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Address;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Social Security number; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>If pregnant, expected due date;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Date of application or initial referral;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Birth date and place;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Race and religion;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Marital status;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>If pregnant, prenatal care plan;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Names, birth dates, and location of birth parents' additional children;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Names and social histories of birth parents' parents;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Parent's physical description, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Weight;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Height;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Coloring of eyes, hair, and skin;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Individual traits such as scars, moles, or disfigurements; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Photographs;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Multigenerational health history;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Education and work history;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Social summary of marital, parental, sibling, and other significant relationships;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>Discussion of separation and termination of parental rights as applicable;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>Parent's schedule for visiting with the child; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>Signed voluntary relinquishment form as appropriate, and consent form for medical care.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The certified foster parent's record shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Face sheet located in the front of the record which includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Name of the foster parent;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Names and relationships of all members of the household;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Address; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Telephone number;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Applications, forms, and references;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The agency's home study of the certified foster parent;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The agency's findings on the foster parent's compliance with Regulations .04 —.12 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Record of children placed with the foster parent;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Documentation of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The agency's regular monitoring;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The agency's annual recertification or denial of recertification;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Criminal background check, and child abuse and child support clearances;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Completed required training;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Fire and health inspections; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Any other activity of the agency with the foster parent.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The agency's annual statistical summary shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The number of children currently in:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Preadoptive placement;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Treatment foster care placement; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Regular foster care placement;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The number of children who, in the last year, were:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Reunified with parents;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Placed for adoption;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Placed with a different foster parent certified by the agency;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Placed with another child placement agency;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Emancipated; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Placed in a residential child care program;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The number of foster parent individuals and couples currently certified by the agency; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The number of foster parent individuals and couples whose certification in the last year was:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Suspended;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Revoked; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Suspended and revoked.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>