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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 585
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(ii) that the health, safety, and welfare of the children in the
unregistered family day care home are substantially threatened due to conditions in
the family day care home.
(d) The administrative search warrant issued under this section shall specify
the place, structure, premises, or records to be inspected and shall be enforceable
during operating hours for a period not exceeding 15 days from the date of issuance.
(e) (1) An administrative search warrant issued under this section
authorizes the [Secretary] STATE SUPERINTENDENT and other officials or employees
of the STATE Department OF EDUCATION OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES to enter the specified property to perform the inspection and other
functions authorized by law to determine compliance with the provisions of this
subtitle relating to family day care homes.
(2) The inspection may not exceed the limits specified in the warrant.
5-556.
(a) In addition to any other provision of law relating to child abuse and
neglect, a local department that receives a report of suspected child abuse under §
5-704 or § 5-705 of this title that concerns a family day care home shall notify the
[Secretary's] STATE SUPERINTENDENT'S designee within 48 hours.
(b) Upon receipt of the notification required under subsection (a) of this
section, the [Secretary's] STATE SUPERINTENDENT'S designee shall convene, either
in person or by telephone, a multidisciplinary team to coordinate procedures in
accordance with the agreement developed under § 5-706(e) of this title to be followed
in investigating and otherwise responding to the report.
(c) The multidisciplinary team shall be chaired by the [Secretary's] STATE
SUPERINTENDENT'S designee and shall include:
(1) representatives of the local department and law enforcement agency
that are investigating the report under § 5-706 of this title;
(2) representation from the office of the local State's Attorney; and
(3) appropriate medical, including mental health, expertise.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the members of the
multidisciplinary team shall share information necessary to carry out the team's
responsibility under this section.
(e) Any information shared by the multidisciplinary team shall be confidential
and may be disclosed only in accordance with the provisions of Article 88A, § 6 of the
Code.
(f) Upon request, the Department of State Police shall provide technical
assistance to a local law enforcement agency which is investigating a report of
suspected child abuse concerning a family day care home.
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