MD SB833

Department of Human Services must conduct a study to determine appropriate types of State support (funding or otherwise) to assist private providers of treatment foster care homes in delivering services

Treatment foster care homes are defined as out-of-home placement facilities providing intensive casework and treatment in family settings to children with special physical, emotional, or behavioral needs

Department must report findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025

Act takes effect June 1, 2025 and automatically expires on May 31, 2026, with no further legislative action required

Original provisions for child care stipends to private treatment foster care homes were struck from the final enacted version, leaving only the study requirement