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§ 5-527. Payment for foster care

West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Family Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Children (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Child Care; Foster Care (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Child Welfare Services; Foster Care (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-527
§ 5-527. Payment for foster care
Currentness
Department to establish guidelines
(a) The Department shall adopt rules and regulations that establish eligibility guidelines for payment for foster care for 1 or more classes of children, including children who are in need of special care.
Single family home--Regular rate
(b)(1) For a child who does not need special care, the Department shall pay for foster care in a single family home at a monthly rate that is not less than 55% of the monthly rate provided in subsection (c) of this section for a child who requires the most demanding special care in a single family home.
(2) The monthly rate shall include increments based on the age of the child.
Single family home--Rate for most demanding special care
(c) The Department shall pay for foster care for a child who needs the most demanding special care in a single family home at a monthly rate that is not less than the higher of:
(1) the rate that the Department paid in fiscal year 1975; and
(2) the rate that the Department of Juvenile Services pays for the current fiscal year.

Credits

Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1987, c. 290, § 1, eff. July 1, 1987; Acts 1989, c. 539, § 7, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1995, c. 8, § 4, eff. June 1, 1995; Acts 2003, c. 53, § 6, eff. July 1, 2003.
Formerly Art. 88A, § 60.
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-527, MD FAMILY § 5-527
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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