Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Subtitle 02 - SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 07.02.11 - Out-of-Home Placement Program
Section 07.02.11.29 - Child Support and Other Resources for Reimbursement Towards Cost of Care
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024
A. All of the child's resources, including parental support, the child's own benefits, insurance, cash assets, trust accounts, and, for the child who is preparing for independent living, the child's earnings, are considered, as established in the service agreement, in determining the amount available for reimbursement of the cost of care.
B. In calculating the cost of care, the local department shall include the board rate, clothing allowance, any medical care payments made on behalf of the child, and any supplemental purchases made to meet the child's special needs.
C. The local department shall:
D. In this regulation, "parent" means the legal father or mother or natural father or mother whose rights and obligations have not been terminated.
E. Legal action for support need not be taken against the father or mother when parental rights have been terminated.
F. The local department caseworkers shall:
G. After the CSE unit secures a court order of support, the CSE worker shall:
H. Whenever a child's plan is reassessed, the out-of-home placement worker shall request information on whether support has been paid according to the terms of the order, which shall be:
I. When there is a change in the parents' or legal guardian's address or employment, or any other change which would affect the collection of child support, or when an out-of-home placement case is closed, the out-of-home placement worker shall forward this information to the Child Support Enforcement Administration.
J. The resource from the child's own earnings is determined in a manner consistent with a plan for the child to eventually assume responsibility for the child's support as provided for in the service agreement.
K. Other Resources for the Child.
L. The child's resources shall be applied directly to the cost of care, with any excess applied first to meeting the special needs of the child, and the net excess saved in a savings account for future needs. Any potential benefits from other resources shall be pursued and made available if possible to the local department as payee.
M. If excess funds saved for the child have not been spent before the child is discharged from out-of-home placement, the funds shall be: