# COMAR Title 07 — Department of Human Services

## Subtitle 05 — Social Services Administration—Private Child Placement Agencies

### Chapter 04 — Private Independent Living Program

#### Regulation .03 Regulatory Requirements.

*COMAR 07.05.04.03*

A. To provide a private independent living program, the agency shall:

  (1) Have a child placement agency license issued by the Administration in accordance with COMAR 07.05.01;

  (2) Include at least one resident in the program on the governing board or on an advisory board in a voting or advisory capacity; and

  (3) Have a written service plan for the provision of independent living services based on the requirements of this chapter.

B. The agency shall maintain written private independent living program requirements which include:

  (1) A description and schedule of planned resident activities for each calendar year;

  (2) A written evaluation of the private independent living program by residents at least every 90 days;

  (3) Documentation that all educational programs used by residents are accredited or approved;

  (4) Documentation that the agency approves all resident-used employment;

  (5) Documentation that all private career schools attended by private independent living program residents are approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission;

  (6) Documentation that rules are applied equally to and shared with all residents; and

  (7) Written rules which apply to:

    (a) Apartment leasing requirements;

    (b) Personal hygiene;

    (c) Criminal activity;

    (d) Participation in:

      (i) An educational program;

      (ii) A training program;

      (iii) An apprentice employment program;

      (iv) Other employment; or

      (v) A combination of the above activities;

    (e) Sexual promiscuity;

    (f) Absence without approval incidents;

    (g) Agency supervision and monitoring;

    (h) Alcohol use;

    (i) Apartment maintenance;

    (j) Appropriate substitute child care provision for residents with infants;

    (k) Drug use;

    (l) Interpersonal relationships; and

    (m) Expectations of residents' behavior toward agency staff.