Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 3
Subtitle 21 - MENTAL HYGIENE REGULATIONS
Chapter 10.21.28 - Community Mental Health Programs-Mental Health Vocational Programs (MHVP)
Section 10.21.28.05 - Program Model

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.21.28.05

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024

The program director shall ensure that services:

A. Are designed to:

(1) Support an individual in the public mental health system to be able to:
(a) Choose, obtain, and maintain employment;

(b) Make vocational decisions and career changes; and

(2) Enhance an individual's natural supports;

B. Are provided in a flexible manner to support an individual's vocational plan throughout an individual's employment, including periods of unemployment;

C. Include:

(1) Ongoing assessment and planning with an individual and, when appropriate, an individual's family or natural supports;

(2) As needed, vocational training;

(3) Marketing to industries in the community; and

(4) Referral for services an individual needs, which are not provided by the program;

D. Promote placement in a work environment that:

(1) Is free of recognized hazards likely to cause serious bodily injury or death and comply with any specific safety and health standards set for the industry;

(2) If not free of all recognized hazards likely to cause serious bodily injury or death, provides information to employees regarding the exposure to hazardous materials and substances; and

(3) Compensates individuals at least at minimum wage; and

E. Are adequate to support an individual's placement in a supported employment program or an agency-sponsored employment program.

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