Code of Maryland Regulations (Last Updated: April 6, 2021) |
Title 10. Maryland Department of Health |
Part 3. |
Subtitle 22. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES |
Chapter 10.22.08. Community Residential Services Program Service Plan |
Sec. 10.22.08.02. Rationale
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A. Living in the community involves both a wide range of skills and choices about life style.
B. Community residential models accommodate the wide range of choices individuals and their families make about how to live in the community.
C. Community residential models are designed to give preference to small and individualized settings.
D. Individuals with developmental disabilities have the same range of options about where to live in the community as are available to all people.
E. The Administration respects personal choice regarding decisions about where and with whom individuals with developmental disabilities may live.