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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".15" citation="COMAR 10.09.90.15" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="90" heading="Covered Services — Monitoring and Follow-Up Activities.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A CCO shall monitor, as per standards set forth by the Department, the activities and contacts that are considered necessary to ensure the POC is implemented and adequately addresses the participant’s needs, and include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The participant or, if the participant is a minor, the minor’s parent or guardian; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>With proper consent:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Family members and friends, if appropriate;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Other individuals or agency representatives identified and approved as CFT members by the participant or, if the participant is a minor, the minor’s parent or guardian; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Other service providers, if any.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The CCO shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Follow up any service referral within 7 calendar days to determine whether the participant, or, if the participant is a minor, the minor’s parent or guardian, made contact with the service provider that the participant was referred to; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Monitor service provision on an ongoing basis, to ensure that the agreed-upon services are provided, are adequate in quantity and quality, and meet the participant’s needs and stated goals, or, if the participant is a minor, the parent’s or guardian’s stated needs and goals for the participant.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The CCO shall, in accordance with the decisions and recommendations of the CFT, revise the POC to reflect the participant’s changing needs.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>