HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1963

5-505. RESERVED.

PART II. LICENSING OF CHILD CARE FACILITIES.

5-506. RULES AND REGULATIONS; ONLY 1 LICENSE REQUIRED.

(A)  INTENT.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTENDS THAT:

(1)  ALL CHILDREN WHOSE CARE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
THIS STATE SHALL HAVE SIMILAR PROTECTION IN TERMS OF HEALTH,
SAFETY, AND QUALITY OF CARE; AND

(2)  THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF AGENCIES THAT ARE
CHARGED WITH CHILD CARE SHALL BE COMPARABLE.

(B)  RULES AND REGULATIONS.

IN ADDITION TO OTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER
THIS TITLE, THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO
CARRY OUT §§ 5-507, 5-508, AND 5-509 OF THIS SUBTITLE, WHICH
RELATE TO THE LICENSING OF CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES, CHILD CARE
HOMES, AND CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS.

(C)  DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.

(1)  BY RULE OR REGULATION, THE DEPARTMENT MAY
DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO LOCAL DEPARTMENTS AND LICENSED CHILD
PLACEMENT AGENCIES TO ISSUE LICENSES OR APPROVE APPLICANTS FOR
LICENSES UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

(2)  ANY RULE OR REGULATION ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT
UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL PROVIDE FOR AN APPEAL TO AN
ADMINISTRATIVE APPELLATE AUTHORITY FROM A DECISION OF A LOCAL
DEPARTMENT OR LICENSED CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY.

(D)  LICENSE FROM MORE THAN 1 STATE AGENCY NOT REQUIRED.

(1)  A CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY, CHILD CARE HOME, OR
CHILD CARE INSTITUTION MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A LICENSE
FROM MORE THAN 1 STATE AGENCY.

(2)  ANY STATE AGENCY AUTHORIZED TO LICENSE CHILD
PLACEMENT AGENCIES, CHILD CARE HOMES, OR CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS
MAY MAKE COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS WITH ANY OTHER STATE AGENCY TO
GIVE EFFECT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsections (a), (b), and (d) of this
section are new language derived without substantive
change from former Article 88A, § 21.

Subsection (c) of this section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article 88A, §
26(a).