In this chapter, terms have the meanings stated in COMAR 10.21.17 and in this regulation. Term Defined. “Respite care” means services that are: Provided for an adult with serious and persistent mental illness or a child with serious emotional disturbance; Provided on a short-term basis in a community-based setting; and Designed to support an individual to remain in the individual's home by: Providing the individual with enhanced support or a temporary alternative living situation; or Assisting the individual's home caregiver by temporarily freeing the caregiver from the responsibility of caring for the individual.