§ 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.

HISTORY: 2006, chs. 31, 475.