1. A. The Department may make announced and unannounced visits to a group home.

2. B. If the Department receives information that the safety or welfare of an individual served is in jeopardy, the Department shall promptly:

   1. (1) Conduct and document an investigation; and

   2. (2) Based on the investigation under §B(1) of this regulation, take appropriate action, including:

      1. (a) Outlining the requirements for the group home to correct the problems identified; or

      2. (b) Initiating any of the following:

         1. (i) Emergency suspension, under the provisions of Regulation .09B of this chapter;
         2. (ii) Disciplinary action, including suspension, revocation, probation, or banning new admissions under the provisions of Regulation .09C of this chapter; or
         3. (iii) Receivership, under the provisions of Regulation .11 of this chapter.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§10-514 — 10-524 and 10-604, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 25, 1980 (7:15 Md. R. 1424)

Recodified from COMAR 10.21.05 to 10.21.04

Chapter revised effective October 14, 1991 (18:20 Md. R. 2199)

Chapter, Group Homes for the Mentally Disabled, repealed and new Chapter, Community Mental Health Programs — Group Homes for Adults with Mental Illness, adopted effective October 5, 1998 (25:20 Md. R. 1529)