Maryland § 5-1305

§ 5-1305.

    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.