1. A. Each LCT shall develop policies and procedures to govern the:

   1. (1) Conduct of regular meetings of the LCT; and

   2. (2) Discussion of any requests for assistance by member agencies of individual children with intensive needs, including procedures for:

      1. (a) Timely discussion of all requests for assistance;
      2. (b) Expedited discussion of any request for assistance designated as an emergency matter by the referring agency; and
      3. (c) Assurances of parental participation, or documentation of the LCT’s diligent efforts to assure parental participation, in the discussion of a child’s care.
2. B. The LCT shall meet a minimum of four times per calendar year for the purposes stated in Human Services Article, §8-407, Annotated Code of Maryland.

3. C. The Executive Director of the Governor’s Office for Children may grant waivers to the number of meetings required under §B of this regulation if:

   1. (1) The LCT requests a waiver in writing prior to January 1 of the applicable calendar year;
   2. (2) The LCT explains the reason for the waiver request;
   3. (3) The request does not violate any applicable statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or bylaw; and
   4. (4) The request is reasonable under the circumstances.
4. D. Waivers under this chapter may be granted for a 1-year period, are renewable, and are subject to reconsideration at any time.
5. E. The denial of a waiver may not be appealed.

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Regulations .01—.04 and .06—.14, Local and State Coordinating Councils, repealed and new Regulations .01—.04 and .06—.09, Local Care Teams and State Coordinating Council, adopted effective March 31, 2014 (41:6 Md.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Regulation .05 repealed and new Regulation .05 adopted effective October 13, 2014 (41:20 Md.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)