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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".27" citation="COMAR 10.12.04.27" title_num="10" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="04" heading="Transportation.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The center shall provide or arrange transportation to enable participants to attend the center and to participate in activity outings, medical appointments, or other participant required services.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The center and its staff shall operate vehicles in accordance with all applicable federal, State, and local requirements.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A participant may not be in transit for more than 1 hour without an opportunity for a rest stop:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>For a period of 2 years after the final adoption of Regulation .14A(1)(a) of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Two years after the final adoption of Regulation .14A(1)(a) of this chapter, the center shall utilize the ADCAPS to determine the length of time a participant may be in transit without a rest stop.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A participant may not be brought to or left at the center when staff is not present.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A participant may not be left in a vehicle when staff is not present, except when the driver is assisting participants to and from their residences and the driver is within eyesight of the vehicle.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Centers shall promote and manage vehicle safety, driver safety, accident control and reporting, and driver corrective action efforts.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>A driver may not leave a participant at a home until the participant is met at the home or enters the home.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>If assistance is needed due to the participant’s documented mobility limitations, a driver shall assist the participant to their home.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Driver Training.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The center shall provide driver training to all employees who are expected to operate motor vehicles as part of their official responsibilities.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The following topics shall be included in the driver training:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Review of State vehicle law;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Approaches for defensive driving; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Control of aggressive driver behavior.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>The center shall assure that activities and field trips are staffed in accordance with participant needs as documented in the ADCAPS.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>