Traditional and Therapeutic Group Care Home Partner Provider Requirements

Traditional and Therapeutic Group Care Home Partner Provider Requirements 1. Partner Providers must meet or exceed all standards prescribed within these and other applicable policies to receive and maintain licensure. The Partner Providers must be licensed to receive a referral of any child/ren in MDCPS custody. No child under ten (10) years of age shall be placed in a congregate care setting, including traditional group homes, unless: a. The child has exceptional needs that cannot be met in a licensed foster home; or b. In order to keep a sibling group together for a temporary period; or c. To enable a mother and baby to be placed together and there is not an available foster home for both of them. 2. The maximum bed capacity of each Group Home is: a. Therapeutic Group Homes - Ten (10) beds per home. b. Traditional Group Homes – Twelve (12) beds per home.