1. A. The agency shall have a written plan for the orientation and continuing training of all employees.

2. B. The agency shall ensure that:

   1. (1) Excluding activities related to supervision of an employee's routine tasks, supervisors and child placement workers receive at least 20 hours of training activities during each full year of employment;

   2. (2) Supervisors and child placement workers receive appropriate training in the following areas:

      1. (a) The agency's administrative procedures and overall program goals,
      2. (b) Casework skills development in interviewing, case planning, case management, and case review,
      3. (c) Principles and practices of child placement and child care,
      4. (d) Understanding of children's emotional needs and problems that affect or inhibit their growth,
      5. (e) Family relationships and the impact of separation,
      6. (f) Recognition, prevention, and treatment of substance abuse,
      7. (g) Identification and reporting of child abuse or neglect,
      8. (h) Principles and practices of supervision, and
      9. (i) State requirements for child placement agencies;

   3. (3) The chief administrator receives at least 10 hours of training in one or more of the following areas during each full year of employment:

      1. (a) Principles and practices of administration,
      2. (b) Budget preparation,
      3. (c) Agency accountability,
      4. (d) State requirements for child placement agencies,
      5. (e) Organizational development, and
      6. (f) Principles and practices of child placement and child.

Authority: Human Services Article, §2-209 Annotated Code of Maryland
Agency Note: Federal Regulatory Reference: 42 U.S.C. §621 et seq.; 45 CFR 1355—1357

Effective date: January 12, 2001 (27:26 Md. R. 2357)

Regulation .14C amended as an emergency action effective July 1, 2023 (50:15 Md. R. 679); emergency status expired December 28, 2023

Chapter revised effective April 14, 2025 (52:7 Md. R. 321)

Regulation .02B amended effective February 2, 2026 (53:2 Md. R. 61)

Regulation .09 amended effective February 2, 2026 (53:2 Md. R. 61)

Regulation .14A amended effective February 2, 2026 (53:2 Md. R. 61)

Regulation .17 amended effective February 2, 2026 (53:2 Md. R. 61)