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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.22.08.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="08" heading="Scope.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Current community residential service models include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Alternative living units (ALU);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Group homes;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Individual family care homes (IFC); and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Community supported living arrangements (CSLA).</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A licensee shall make every effort to provide services to an individual according to the individual's choices as identified in the IP.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The range of community residential service options available to an individual may be limited by resources or lack of available sites.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>For transportation services other than those outlined in COMAR 10.22.07.03G, a licensee shall provide or arrange for the provision of the use of transportation services.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Respite Services.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A site may be licensed to accommodate additional individuals for respite services.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Respite services for an individual:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>May not exceed 45 days within any 1-year period;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>May not be provided for more than 28 consecutive days;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>May not be provided unless the licensee is provided with current health, emergency, and any other information that is essential to the licensee's ability to provide appropriate care for the individual; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>May be provided for IFC care providers only to the extent permitted by the IFC care provider contract.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A licensee providing respite services shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Ensure that the health and safety needs of the individual are met; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Comply with COMAR 10.22.04 and 10.22.05 if the individual has an IP, and 10.22.10 if the individual has a behavior plan.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>