Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 13 - Child Welfare Accountability
Section 5-1305 - Measurement of Efforts -- Permanency and Stability in Living Conditions

The effectiveness of efforts to address permanency and stability in the living situations of children in the custody of a local department, or a placement agency, shall be measured by:
        (1)    the percentage of children who exit foster care within time periods consistent with federal national standards with a breakdown by each standard;
        (2)    the percentage of children with more than two out-of-home placements during a report year;
        (3)    the percentage of children in the custody of a local department, or a placement agency, who have siblings living in different placements;
        (4)    the percentage of children who exit foster care and are:
            (i)    reunified with a parent or guardian;
            (ii)    placed with a relative who is awarded custody and guardianship;
            (iii)    adopted; or
            (iv)    placed with a nonrelated guardian;
        (5)    the percentage of children in an out-of-home placement living in:
            (i)    kinship care homes;
            (ii)    restricted foster homes;
            (iii)    regular foster homes;
            (iv)    treatment foster homes;
            (v)    group homes;
            (vi)    residential treatment centers; and
            (vii)    other specified types of placements;
        (6)    the number of foster homes and treatment foster homes available for children in the custody of a local department, or a placement agency;
        (7)    the percentage of foster homes and kinship care homes in which the following have been conducted according to regulation:
            (i)    required criminal background checks;
            (ii)    fire and safety inspections;
            (iii)    health and safety checks;
            (iv)    reconsiderations, as applicable; and
            (v)    any other safety measures adopted by regulation;
        (8)    the number of children who are recommitted to the Department within 12 months of release from commitment to the Department; and
        (9)    any other indicators adopted by the Secretary under § 5-1302 of this subtitle.