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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 10.21.10.06" title_num="10" subtitle_num="21" chapter_num="10" heading="Specific Conditions for PRTF Waiver Services Providers — Respite Services.">
  <text>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:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Meet the requirements of COMAR 10.21.27;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Ensure that respite care specialists are:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>21 years old or older and have a high school diploma; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>In-home respite services are provided in the participant's home; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Out-of-home respite services are:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Provided in a community based alternative living arrangement outside the participant's home; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Where applicable, delivered in accordance with COMAR 14.31.05 — 14.31.07.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>