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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 770

set forth, over all public and private institutions having
the care, custody or control of dependent, abandoned or
neglected children, except those institutions under the
authority of the State [Department of] Juvenile Services
ADMINISTRATION and those agencies, persons, or institutions
designated by [that Department] THE STATE JUVENILE SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION as provided for in [Article 52A, § 7] § 6-113
OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE.

20A.

(b) The requirements of subsection (a) do not apply

(2) To a family home in which the child is
placed in foster care by a licensed placement agency, by a
local department of social services, by the Secretary of
[the Department of] Health and Mental Hygiene, by the STATE
Juvenile Services Administration, or by a court of competent
jurisdiction.

20B.

(a)  Except as provided in subsection (b), no person
may operate an institution for the care, custody, or control
over a child without having first obtained a license
therefor from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
the STATE Juvenile Services Administration, OR the State
Department of Human Resources.

(b)  The requirements of subsection (a) do not apply

(1)  To an institution or facility operated by an
agency of the State of Maryland or any political subdivision
thereof; [or]

(2)  To a child care home possessing a license
pursuant to § 20A hereof[.]; OR

(3)  To an institution which accepts only
children placed by the Secretary of Health and Mental
Hygiene or the [Department of] STATE Juvenile Services
ADMINISTRATION.

32A.

(h) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to impair
or limit the powers of the State Department of Human
Resources, the State Department of Education, or the State
Department of Health AND MENTAL HYGIENE granted under any of
the other provisions of this Code unless the same are
necessarily inconsistent herewith.

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