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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 10.22.12.10" title_num="10" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="12" heading="Confirmation of Eligibility for Service Provision.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Confirmation of eligibility, which is established before selection of the individual to receive services, is based on an evaluation in accordance with Health-General Article, §7-404, Annotated Code of Maryland. The exception shall be an emergency situation when a crisis needs to be immediately resolved as specified in Regulation .11B.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The regional director shall be responsible for assuring that the evaluation required by Health-General Article, §7-404, Annotated Code of Maryland, has been completed before final determination of eligibility. The individual's evaluation shall confirm the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>That the individual has a developmental disability as indicated by the preliminary determination;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The nature of the disability;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The nature of the services that the individual may require;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The type of environment in which any needed services could be provided with the least restriction on the liberty of the individual; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The extent and timing of the services to be provided to the individual.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If the regional director concludes that the evidence supports eligibility for service provision, a recommendation may be made to the Director that funding for services for the individual be approved.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>