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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 13A.11.08.04" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="08" heading="Admission Criteria.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A person may not be denied admission to the Center solely on the basis of the person's race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, disabling condition, residence, or political affiliation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The admission committee shall comply with the Division's Order of Selection for Services policy set forth at COMAR 13A.11.01.13.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The assigned case manager shall review the application and supporting documentation and, based upon the criteria set forth in this regulation, make a decision to admit the applicant or to recommend to the admission committee denial of the applicant.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The admission committee and case manager shall make the final decision to admit or deny an applicant to the Center based upon the following criteria:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The person is an applicant for or recipient of vocational rehabilitation services provided by the Division or by a public or private organization or agency with an established direct referral agreement with the Center;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The services and resources needed to address the functional limitations presented by the applicant are available at the Center;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>There is evidence that the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Applicant has the developmental, personal, and social skills necessary for self-directed activity and participation in a program of rehabilitation conducted in group settings;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Admission request is voluntary on the part of the applicant; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Current health status of the applicant permits participation in a program of rehabilitation services; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The applicant to an employment skills training program meets standards for admission and has a reasonable expectation of successfully completing the program and being employed in the field.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>An applicant may be admitted for residential services in the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Supported residence dormitory (SRD) of the Center, if the admission committee, case manager, or residential supervisor determines that the applicant needs assistance with activities of daily living and/or requires supervision to be able to function in a residential setting; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Dormitory of the Center, if the admission committee or case manager determines that the applicant is independent in the applicant’s activities of daily living and will be able to function in a residential setting with minimal supervision.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Referral information confirms that the applicant who seeks admission for assessment or training services meets criteria specific to the service or program.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>An applicant who has been determined to have a communicable disease may not be admitted unless the Center's medical director approves admission on the grounds that the communicable disease is not transmissible through casual contact and the applicant's behavioral characteristics and history indicate that the applicant would not present a risk of transmitting the disease to other clients and staff of the Center.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>The admission committee may deny admission to an applicant who, in its determination, presents a danger to the health and safety of other clients and staff at the Center or presents a condition that the Center does not have adequate resources to care for appropriately, including, but not limited to, an applicant:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Who is behaviorally or psychiatrically unstable or dangerous to a degree which requires intensive supervision or a restrictive therapeutic environment as documented by a licensed physician or psychologist;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Who is acutely ill or medically unstable, as documented by a licensed physician, and requires medical, surgical, or nursing care beyond the resources of the Center;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Who is currently using or abusing illegal drugs or alcohol;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Who is a minor and who requires, in order to participate in a program of services, separate residential facilities for care or treatment as may be required by State law or regulation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Who is incarcerated or required to be under the strict supervision of law enforcement officers; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Who does not have established housing:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>For weekends;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>For other times when the Center is closed; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Upon completion of the applicant's service or program.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>