Code of Maryland Regulations (Last Updated: April 6, 2021) |
Title 07. Department of Human Services |
Subtitle 05. SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES |
Chapter 07.05.02. Private Foster Care |
Sec. 07.05.02.01. Purposes
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The purpose of private foster care placement services is to:
A. Provide time-limited, foster care services to a child and to the child's parent or legal custodian to facilitate safe, appropriate, and timely reunification with a parent or parents;
B. Concurrently develop and implement a plan in the best interests of a child who cannot be reunified with a parent or parents for planned permanent living arrangements; and
C. Provide temporary care for a child whose permanent plan is adoption.