Maltreatment and Corporal Punishment – Maltreatment, including the use of

Maltreatment and Corporal Punishment – Maltreatment, including the use of degrading or corporal punishment, by a Child-Placing Agency Partner Provider or Congregate Care Facility Partner Provider on foster children is strictly forbidden by MDCPS. If any MDCPS staff or Partner Provider staff suspect a child in custody is being maltreated, or that corporal or degrading punishment is being used at the Partner Provider or Foster Home, a formal report must be made using the procedures outlined within these Rules and in the Partner Provider policy. Examples of degrading punishment include: harsh and humiliating punishment, physical or emotional abuse or verbal abuse of a child and derogatory remarks about a child or the child’s family.