§ 8-1001. Definitions.

   (a) In general. -- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) Cooperating department. --

   (1) "Cooperating department" means a unit of the State government responsible for out-of-home placement of children.

   (2) "Cooperating department" includes:

      (i) the Department of Juvenile Services; and

      (ii) the Department of Human Resources.

(c) Direct care staff. -- "Direct care staff" means staff assigned to perform direct responsibilities related to activities of daily living, self-help, and socialization skills of children in a residential child care program.

(d) Out-of-home placement. -- "Out-of-home placement" means:

   (1) the removal of a child from the child's family; and

   (2) the placement of the child by a cooperating department or court in a public or private residential child care program, a residential program operated by or under contract with the Department of Juvenile Services, a foster care home approved by a local department of social services, or a treatment foster care home for more than 30 days.

(e) System for outcomes evaluation. -- "System for outcomes evaluation" means an objective and standardized method of measuring the effectiveness of the programs described in subsection (d)(2) of this section.

HISTORY: 2007, ch. 133; 2009, ch. 591, § 1, 2; ch. 592, § 1, 2.