Section 5-1305 - Measurement of efforts - Permanency and stability in living conditions.
§ 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.
[2006, chs. 31, 475.]