The local department shall require:

1. A. A written approval from the local health department of the water supply (well) and waste disposal. A home using a municipal water and sewer system may be exempt from this requirement.
2. B. Documentation that the home meets the requirement, if any, of the local fire marshal.
3. C. A clean, well maintained and structurally sound home. The local department may consult with a local building inspector if there is question about possible structural defects.

4. D. Sleeping and living quarters for foster adults which have:

   1. (1) Appropriate modified access for foster adults whose special physical needs require it (in most cases, foster adults require a first floor and, preferably, a ground level room);
   2. (2) Adequate opportunity for privacy in sleeping and living quarters for each foster adult;
   3. (3) Grab rails and other special equipment in accordance with individual needs;
   4. (4) Storage for clothing and personal possessions, and, if possible, some of the foster adult's own furniture;
   5. (5) Adequate protection and supervision;
   6. (6) Accessibility to family living spaces, which the foster adults are expected to share as a part of the family's life style; and
   7. (7) Adequate household supplies.
5. E. A limit of four foster adults at a time. The local department shall assess the needs of each foster adult as well as the capacities of the provider and the home before making a placement.
6. F. That the foster home meet requirements and be approved by the local department before taking an adult in the home.

Authority: Human Services Article, §§4-205 and 4-207, Annotated Code of Maryland
(Agency Note: Federal Regulatory Reference, 45 CFR Part 229)

Effective date: August 8, 1980 (7:16 Md. R. 1594)

Recodified from COMAR 07.02.17 to 07.06.16

Regulation .02 repealed and new Regulation .02 adopted effective October 15, 2001 (28:20 Md. R. 1780)

Regulation .03 amended effective October 15, 2001 (28:20 Md. R. 1780)

Regulation .05 amended effective October 15, 2001 (28:20 Md. R. 1780)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 07.06.16 to COMAR 07.02.17, effective June, 2009

Regulation .03A amended effective April 10, 2017 (44:7 Md. R. 353)

Regulation .04 amended effective April 10, 2017 (44:7 Md. R. 353)

Regulation .06 amended effective April 10, 2017 (44:7 Md. R. 353)

Regulation .07E amended effective April 10, 2017 (44:7 Md. R. 353)

Regulation .08B amended effective April 10, 2017 (44:7 Md. R. 353)