# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 21 — Behavioral Health Regulations

### Chapter 10 — Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) Demonstration Waiver Providers

#### Regulation .06 Specific Conditions for PRTF Waiver Services Providers — Respite Services.

*COMAR 10.21.10.06*

To be eligible to provide PRTF waiver services as a provider of in-home or out-of-home respite services under COMAR 10.09.79.06B, a provider shall:

A. Meet the requirements of COMAR 10.21.27;

B. Ensure that respite care specialists are:

  (1) 21 years old or older and have a high school diploma; or

  (2) Between 18 and 20 years old and in possession of at least an associate or bachelor's degree from an accredited school in a human services field;

C. Ensure that:

  (1) In-home respite services are provided in the participant's home; and

  (2) Out-of-home respite services are:

    (a) Provided in a community based alternative living arrangement outside the participant's home; and

    (b) Where applicable, delivered in accordance with COMAR 14.31.05 — 14.31.07.