# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 21 — Behavioral Health Regulations

### Chapter 28 — Community Mental Health Programs — Mental Health Vocational Programs (MHVP)

#### Regulation .05 Program Model.

*COMAR 10.21.28.05*

The program director shall ensure that services:

A. Are designed to:

  (1) Support an individual in the public mental health system to be able to:

    (a) Choose, obtain, and maintain employment;

    (b) Make vocational decisions and career changes; and

  (2) Enhance an individual's natural supports;

B. Are provided in a flexible manner to support an individual's vocational plan throughout an individual's employment, including periods of unemployment;

C. Include:

  (1) Ongoing assessment and planning with an individual and, when appropriate, an individual's family or natural supports;

  (2) As needed, vocational training;

  (3) Marketing to industries in the community; and

  (4) Referral for services an individual needs, which are not provided by the program;

D. Promote placement in a work environment that:

  (1) Is free of recognized hazards likely to cause serious bodily injury or death and comply with any specific safety and health standards set for the industry;

  (2) If not free of all recognized hazards likely to cause serious bodily injury or death, provides information to employees regarding the exposure to hazardous materials and substances; and

  (3) Compensates individuals at least at minimum wage; and

E. Are adequate to support an individual's placement in a supported employment program or an agency-sponsored employment program.