1. A. A displaced homemaker program shall make available to any applicant or recipient of service aggrieved by a decision, action, or inaction of the program, a procedure by which the grievance may be heard.

2. B. The program shall include the following in the grievance procedure:

   1. (1) A written notice, both at the time of application and when the action is taken, of the grievance rights and the steps to take to initiate the grievance process;
   2. (2) A written notice of the action taken and the basis for the action;
   3. (3) An opportunity to appeal and to be heard; and
   4. (4) A written decision by the program director or designee that affirms or reverses the program's action, and includes the basis for the decision.
3. C. The program shall forward to the Department a summary of each grievance decision rendered, including findings of fact concerning each grievance heard.

Authority: Family Law Article, §§4-601—4-613, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: January 27, 1978 (5:2 Md. R. 61)

Recodified from COMAR 07.01.05 to 07.01.06 (5:6 Md. R. 465)

Regulations .02—.04 amended effective January 11, 1980 (7:1 Md. R. 42)

Regulation .04 amended effective August 25, 1986 (13:17 Md. R. 1921)

Regulation .07 amended effective July 14, 1978 (5:14 Md. R. 1136); August 25, 1986 (13:17 Md. R. 1921)

Recodified from COMAR 07.01.06 to 07.06.01

Chapter revised effective September 12, 1994 (21:18 Md. R. 1508)

Regulation .01B amended effective October 29, 2001 (28:21 Md. R. 1854)

Regulation .03B amended effective October 29, 2001 (28:21 Md. R. 1854)

Regulation .04 amended effective October 29, 2001 (28:21 Md. R. 1854)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 07.06.01 to COMAR 07.01.21 effective June, 2009