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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.21.04.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="21" chapter_num="04" heading="Admission Standards.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A group home may admit an individual if the individual:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Has a mental disorder;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Because of the mental disorder, requires residential services for assistance and support in community living;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Has the ability to understand and states, in writing, willingness to comply with the rules and regulations of the group home; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Is able to take appropriate action, under emergency conditions, for self-preservation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A group home may not admit an individual if the individual:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Has a primary diagnosis of alcoholism, drug addition, or severe brain damage; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shows current violent or antisocial behavior.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If an individual is a Medicaid recipient or an individual for whom, because of the severity of the illness and financial need, the cost of care is subsidized through the public mental health system, the individual may be admitted to a group home only if the services are preauthorized by the Administration's administrative services organization (ASO), according to the provisions of COMAR 10.09.70.07.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>