Ch. 5

LAWS OF MARYLAND

5-560.

(d)   "Employee" means a person that for compensation is
employed to work in a facility identified in § 5-561 of this
[article] SUBTITLE and who:

(1)  cares for or supervises children in the facility;
or

(2)  has access to children who are cared for or
supervised in the facility.

(e)  (1) "Employer" means an owner, operator, proprietor, or
manager of a facility identified in § 5-561 OF THIS SUBTITLE who
has frequent contact with children who are cared for or
supervised in the facility.

(2) "Employer" does not include a State or local
agency responsible for the temporary or permanent placement of
children in a facility identified in § 5-561 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Stylistic errors in § 5-560(d) and (e) of the
Family Law Article.

Occurred: Ch. 110, Acts of 1986.

5-561.

(b) The following facilities shall require employees and
employers to obtain a criminal background investigation under
this Part VI OF THIS SUBTITLE:

(1)  a [group day] CHILD care center required to be
licensed under [Title 14 of the Health - General Article] PART
VII OF THIS SUBTITLE;

(2)  a child care home required to be licensed under
[Title 5 of this article] THIS SUBTITLE or under Article 83C OF
THE CODE;

(3)  a child care institution required to be licensed
under [Title 5 of this article] THIS SUBTITLE or under Article
83C OF THE CODE;

(4)  a juvenile detention, correction, or treatment
facility provided for in Article 83C OF THE CODE;

(5)  a public school as defined in Title 1 of the
Education Article;

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