Md. Code, Human Services § 9-234
This is the official text of Md. Code, Human Services § 9-234, part of Maryland’s Code, Human Services — governs state social service programs.
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§9–234.
Official statutory text
(a) The General Assembly intends that:
(1) all children whose care is the responsibility of the State shall have similar protection for their health, their safety, and the quality of their care; and
(2) the regulations of State units that are charged with child care shall be comparable.
(b) The Department shall adopt regulations:
(1) to carry out §§ 9–235 and 9–236 of this subtitle; and
(2) that require each juvenile care facility to:
(i) 1. establish and implement a safety plan for the safety of juveniles under the care of the facility; or
2. implement a safety or emergency plan established for the facility for another purpose; and
(ii) revise the safety plan not less than every 5 years.
(c) A child care home or child care institution may not be required to obtain a license from more than one State unit.
(d) A State unit authorized to license child care homes or child care institutions may make a cooperative licensing arrangement with another State unit.
(1) all children whose care is the responsibility of the State shall have similar protection for their health, their safety, and the quality of their care; and
(2) the regulations of State units that are charged with child care shall be comparable.
(b) The Department shall adopt regulations:
(1) to carry out §§ 9–235 and 9–236 of this subtitle; and
(2) that require each juvenile care facility to:
(i) 1. establish and implement a safety plan for the safety of juveniles under the care of the facility; or
2. implement a safety or emergency plan established for the facility for another purpose; and
(ii) revise the safety plan not less than every 5 years.
(c) A child care home or child care institution may not be required to obtain a license from more than one State unit.
(d) A State unit authorized to license child care homes or child care institutions may make a cooperative licensing arrangement with another State unit.
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