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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".18" citation="COMAR 14.31.06.18" title_num="14" subtitle_num="31" chapter_num="06" heading="Reports and Records.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>General Requirements. The licensee shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submit reports and maintain records as directed by the licensing and contracting agencies in order to ensure compliance with these regulations and other federal and State laws; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Comply with requirements for incident reporting as specified by the licensing and contracting agencies.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Confidentiality of Records. The licensee shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Have and follow written procedures for the maintenance and security of individual case records and health records in accordance with State and federal law, which include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The identity of the staff persons responsible for the custody and maintenance of the records;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A prohibition on the release of records except in accordance with law or contractual obligation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A notice that employees may not disclose or knowingly permit the disclosure of any information concerning the child or the child’s family to any unauthorized person;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Destroy records, in accordance with timelines established by State and federal law, in a manner that will preserve their confidentiality; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Ensure that if the program’s parent corporation dissolves, its individual case records concerning children served by the program are given to the placing agency.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Record Maintenance. The licensee shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Maintain a register of the children currently in the program which includes the child's:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Name;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Sex;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Date of birth;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Placing agency; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Dates of admission and anticipated discharge;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Retain for the later of 5 years after discharge of a child, or 3 years after the child becomes 18 years old, individual case records;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Retain financial records for at least 6 years from the date of their creation or after any contract with the State terminates; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Protect all documents against fire damage, theft, and unauthorized disclosure.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>