1. A. Application.

   1. (1) Local departments shall accept and process requests for In-Home Aide Service by, or on behalf of, any individual or family.
   2. (2) The local department shall assign requests for IHAS that do not come from a case manager in the local department or other social services agency to a case manager in the local department.

2. B. If the case manager in a local department or other social service agency decides that IHAS services are needed, the case manager shall make a request for services to an IHAS supervisor on behalf of an eligible individual. The request shall include:

   1. (1) An assessment of the individual's functional capacity, if required;
   2. (2) A medical evaluation by the individual's physician, if required;
   3. (3) A ranking scale scored according to Regulation .10F of this chapter;
   4. (4) A copy of the service plan which the IHAS is required to complete;
   5. (5) Income documentation;
   6. (6) Documentation of eligibility; and
   7. (7) An application for IHAS signed by the individual or individual's representative.
3. C. A functional assessment, medical evaluation, or personal care plan is required if necessary to determine the amount and type of the IHAS to be delivered.

Authority: Human Services Article, §§6-501—6-505; Family Law Article, §§5-524, 5-710, and 14-207; Annotated Code of Maryland
(Agency Note: Federal Regulatory Reference—45 CFR 1357)

Effective date: August 31, 1977 (4:18 Md. R. 1394)

Regulation .10 amended effective November 3, 1978 (5:22 Md. R. 1672); September 7, 1979 (6:18 Md. R. 1457); July 1, 1980 (7:13 Md. R. 1272); August 17, 1981 (8:16 Md. R. 1362)

Regulations .01—.10, Homemaker Service, repealed effective July 1, 1985 (12:13 Md. R. 1278)

Regulations .01—.11, In-Home Aide Services, adopted effective July 1, 1985 (12:13 Md. R. 1278)

Regulation .11 amended effective July 27, 1987 (14:15 Md. R. 1658); July 25, 1988 (15:15 Md. R. 1807); July 10, 1989 (16:13 Md. R. 1419)

Recodified from COMAR 07.02.14 to 07.06.12, December, 1992

Regulations .01—.11 repealed and new Regulations .01—.10 adopted effective October 15, 2001 (28:20 Md. R. 1780)

Regulation .01C amended effective July 28, 2008 (35:15 Md. R. 1347)

Regulation .02B amended effective July 28, 2008 (35:15 Md. R. 1347)

Regulation .03 amended effective July 28, 2008 (35:15 Md. R. 1347)

Regulation .05D, E amended effective July 28, 2008 (35:15 Md. R. 1347)

Regulation .06 amended effective July 28, 2008 (35:15 Md. R. 1347)

Regulation .07B amended effective July 28, 2008 (35:15 Md. R. 1347)

Regulation .08 amended effective July 28, 2008 (35:15 Md. R. 1347)

Regulation .09 amended effective July 28, 2008 (35:15 Md. R. 1347)

Regulation .10E, F amended effective July 28, 2008 (35:15 Md. R. 1347)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 07.06.12 to COMAR 07.02.14 effective June, 2009