1. A. In order to be licensed under this subtitle, a psychiatric rehabilitation program for minors (PRP-M) shall provide community-based comprehensive rehabilitation services and supports designed to:

   1. (1) Promote resiliency; and

   2. (2) Facilitate the development or restoration of appropriate skills in an individual younger than 18 years old including but not limited to:

      1. (a) Self-care skills;
      2. (b) Social, peer, family, and teacher interactions; and
      3. (c) Semi-independent living skills; and
   3. (3) Promote successful integration into the community and the use of community resources.

2. B. The program shall be under the direction of a rehabilitation specialist who has a minimum of 2 years direct care experience working with youth with a serious emotional disorder and who is:

   1. (1) A licensed mental health professional; or
   2. (2) Certified by the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association and has obtained the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association Children’s Psychiatric Rehabilitation Certificate.

3. C. The PRP-M shall employ the rehabilitation specialist in §B of this regulation for:

   1. (1) At least 20 hours per week when the program serves less than 30 individuals; or
   2. (2) At least 40 hours per week when the program serves 30 individuals or more.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§7.5-204, 8-402, 8-404, and 10-901, and 10-1402, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 1, 2016 (43:10 Md. R. 585)

Regulation .14 amended effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 255)

Regulation .18 amended effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 255)

Regulation .19J amended effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 255)

Regulation .20 adopted effective May 27, 2024 (51:10 Md. R. 526)

Regulation .21 adopted effective May 27, 2024 (51:10 Md. R. 526)