The purpose of this chapter is to:

1. A. Define the roles and responsibilities of the State Coordinating Council and the local care teams in fostering the development of resources necessary to serve children with intensive needs in the State of Maryland;
2. B. Promote interagency coordination in the provision of such services; and
3. C. Ensure that State funds for the out-of-State placement of children with intensive needs are allocated in accordance with relevant State and federal laws.

Authority: Education Article, §§8-103—8-303 and 8-401—8-417; Health-General Article, §§2-102, 2-104, 2-105, 4-305—4-307, 7-1007, 10-204, 10-712, 10-1203, and 15-102.1; Human Services Article, §§2-202, 2-203, 2-209, 4-204, 4-205, 4-207, 9-202, 9-204, and 9-221; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: September 3, 2001 (28:17 Md. R. 1552)

Chapter revised effective April 12, 2004 (31:7 Md. R. 581)

COMAR 01.04.01 revised and recodified to COMAR 14.31.01 as an emergency provision effective June 30, 2005 (32:15 Md. R. 1314); revised and recodified permanently effective November 28, 2005 (32:23 Md. R. 1828)

Regulations .01—.04 and .06—.14, Local and State Coordinating Councils, repealed and new Regulations .01—.04 and .06—.09, Local Care Teams and State Coordinating Council, adopted effective March 31, 2014 (41:6 Md. R. 381)

Regulation .05 repealed and new Regulation .05 adopted effective October 13, 2014 (41:20 Md. R. 1113)