# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 02 — Division of Reimbursements

### Chapter 02 — Abandonment or Abuse of Responsible Relatives by Recipients of Care

#### Regulation .03 Burden of Proof.

*COMAR 10.02.02.03*

A. A responsible relative claiming to have been abused, sexually abused, abandoned, or subjected to a crime of violence by the recipient of services shall have the burden of establishing to the satisfaction of the Department by a preponderance of the evidence that the legally responsible relative was abandoned, abused, sexually abused, or subjected to a crime of violence by the recipient of services.

B. Acceptable evidence for abuse and crimes of violence includes, but is not limited to:

  (1) Police reports; or

  (2) Medical records, or medical statements prepared by a physician, physician's assistant, or nurse.

C. Acceptable evidence for abandonment includes, but is not limited to, affidavits from disinterested parties of the facts surrounding the abandonment.