(a) The Department shall adopt rules and regulations that establish eligibility guidelines for payment for foster care for 1 or more classes of children, including children who are in need of special care.
(b) (1) For a child who does not need special care, the Department shall pay for foster care in a single family home at a monthly rate that is not less than 55% of the monthly rate provided in subsection (c) of this section for a child who requires the most demanding special care in a single family home.
(2) The monthly rate shall include increments based on the age of the child.
(c) The Department shall pay for foster care for a child who needs the most demanding special care in a single family home at a monthly rate that is not less than the higher of:
(1) the rate that the Department paid in fiscal year 1975; and
(2) the rate that the Department of Juvenile Services pays for the current fiscal year.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care
Part III - Child Welfare Services; Foster Care
Section 5-524 - Child Welfare Services
Section 5-525 - Out-of-Home Placement and Foster Care -- in General
Section 5-525.1 - Out-of-Home Placement and Foster Care -- Adoption
Section 5-525.2 - Out-of-Home Placement and Foster Care -- Sibling Placement and Visitation Rights
Section 5-527 - Out-of-Home Placement and Foster Care -- Rates
Section 5-527.1 - Protection of Resources of Child in State Custody
Section 5-528 - Out-of-Home Placement and Foster Care -- Reimbursement for Medical Costs
Section 5-530 - Out-of-Home Placement and Foster Care -- Adoption of Child Under Foster Care
Section 5-531 - Out-of-Home Placement and Foster Care -- Payment of Funeral Expenses
Section 5-532 - Rules and Regulations
Section 5-533 - Health Care Services by Residential Facilities for Children