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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.22.15.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="15" heading="Administration of Fund.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Administration shall authorize the funding of services through the WLEF, administered as a nonlapsing revenue account, only to the extent that an appropriation has been made and that funds are available in the WLEF.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The WLEF may be used to provide services to individuals who are:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>In crisis and need emergency services; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Not in crisis and do not need emergency services.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The WLEF may not be used to supplant funds appropriated for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Emergency community placements; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Transitioning students.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>To determine the amount of funds available from the WLEF at any time during a fiscal year, the Administration shall project the cost for community services for that year for each individual whose services are funded through the WLEF.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>If approved by the Administration, the Administration shall include the following items in the projected costs:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The cost of the services provided to the individual;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Any increase in the cost of services being provided to the individual; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Any increase in costs due to a change in the amount or type of services provided to the individual.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The Administration shall account for all transactions into and out of the WLEF at the project level.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The Administration shall ensure that all interest earned on the money in the WLEF remains with the fund.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>The availability of funding through the WLEF does not establish an entitlement to services.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>