1704                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [Ch. 450

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1974.

Approved April 30, 1974.

CHAPTER 451
(House Bill 552)
AN ACT concerning

Insurance Liability — Foster Parents

FOR the purpose of requiring the State to provide
liability insurance with a reasonable deductible
limit for foster parents caring for foster children
under a State program, and generally relating to a
State—supported liability insurance for foster
parents.

BY adding to

Article 52A — Juvenile Services

Section 19

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1972 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement

BY adding to

Article 88A - Social Services Administration

Section 32B

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1969 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 19 be and it is hereby added
to Article 52A — Juvenile Services, of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1972 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)
to read as follows:

Article 52A — Juvenile Services
19.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES SHALL
PROVIDE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR FOSTER PARENTS CARING FOR
FOSTER CHILDREN UNDER FOSTER PARENT PROGRAMS. THE
LIABILITY INSURANCE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR: