Voluntary Placement Agreement Maryland

(iii) who, with the consent of the Administration, are placed in an out-of-home internship by a local service under a voluntary placement agreement in accordance with paragraph 2 of this subsection. (d) (1) The local service shall provide 24-hour care and support services to a child who is required to be in care or under short-term guardianship as part of an out-of-home placement or who is accommodated in accordance with a voluntary accommodation agreement. (k) (1) At least once a year, the administration shall inform the child of a dwelling outside the home who is at least 13 years of age of the benefits to which the child is entitled when he or she leaves care outside the home. (a) In general. — Within 30 days of the filing of an application for voluntary placement, the court shall conduct a voluntary placement hearing and make findings on: (2) order the continuation of the voluntary placement of the child if the local service and the child`s parents or guardians continue to consent to the voluntary placement; (ii) A child described in point (i) of this paragraph may remain in out-of-home placement for more than 180 days under a voluntary placement arrangement if the child`s disability requires care or treatment in the context of out-of-home placement and a juvenile court considers that further placement is in the best interests of the child. (iv) Each local department reports annually to the Administration on the number of requests received for voluntary accommodation arrangements for children with intellectual disabilities or mental illness, the outcome of each request and the reason for each refusal. (iii) Each local department shall appoint from among the existing staff an officer to deal with applications for voluntary accommodation for children with intellectual disabilities or mental illness. (c) Decision — Application for voluntary placement for the former CINA. — When deciding on an application for voluntary placement of a former CINA, the court must: (i) be placed in the custody of a local service by a parent or guardian under a voluntary placement agreement for a maximum period of 180 days; 4. Where it is established that the continuation of reasonable efforts to reunite the child with his or her parents or guardian is incompatible with the child`s permanent residence plan, reasonable efforts shall be made to place the child in a timely manner in accordance with the permanency plan, including taking into account both state and out-of-state placement, and steps towards the final placement of the child. Complete.

(ii) if, for compelling reasons, the local department determines that the placement of the child in accordance with point (i) of this paragraph is not in the best interests of the child, the placement of the child in another jurisdiction of the State after taking into account: (h) unless a child has been examined by the Local Foster Review Committee in accordance with article 5-544 of this subtitle; The local department conducts an administrative review every 6 months to determine whether efforts to achieve the goals set out in the tenure plan or in the agreement with parents or guardians in voluntary assignments are successful. 1. responds to the child`s individual needs, including the child`s education plan, emotional stability, physical placement and socialization needs;  and (2) (i) A local service may not apply for custody of a child under a voluntary placement agreement if the child has a developmental disability or mental illness and the purpose of the voluntary placement agreement is to receive treatment or care related to the child`s disability that the parent cannot provide….