Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Subtitle 31 - OFFICE FOR CHILDREN
Chapter 14.31.03 - Interagency Discharge Planning for Hospitalized Children and Adolescents
Section 14.31.03.05 - Transitional Services
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 14.31.03.05
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024
A. Transitional services include:
(1) Therapeutic;
(2) Educational;
(3) Interim residential;
(4) Social; and
(5) Recreational.
B. The lead agency shall provide transitional services when the treating physician, in consultation with the hospital treatment team and the lead agency, determines that:
(1) The hospitalized child is ready for discharge and remains in the hospital; and
(2) Transitional services are necessary to prevent specific clinical deterioration of the hospitalized child.
C. The lead agency, in consultation with the treating physician and the hospital treatment team, other departments, the child, and the child's parents if the parents are available, shall determine the specific transitional services provided to the child.
D. The lead agency may provide transitional services if:
(1) The lead agency determines that transitional services are necessary to assist with a hospitalized child's adjustment to an aftercare placement; and
(2) Resources are available.
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Maryland may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
