for requesting a certain contested case hearing; providing that a certain
individual may request a certain conference in the event of a finding of
unsubstantiated child abuse or neglect; authorizing a certain individual to
request a contested case hearing under certain circumstances; establishing
certain appeal rights; authorizing requiring the Social Services Administration
of the Department of Human Resources to adopt certain regulations; repealing
the authority of the Department to adopt certain regulations regarding a central
registry; requiring the local departments of social services to provide certain
appeal rights to certain individuals; authorizing a central registry to contain
certain information except under certain circumstances; authorizing the
Department of Human Resources or a local department of social services to
identify an individual as responsible for abuse or neglect in a central registry
under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to remove the
identification of an individual as responsible for abuse or neglect from the name
of the individual under certain circumstances; establishing that, except under
certain circumstances, information in a central registry may not be used as a
sole basis for responding to certain requests; establishing a certain criminal
penalty; authorizing the Secretary of Human Resources to adopt certain
regulations; making this Act an emergency measure certain stylistic and
clarifying changes; defining certain terms; and generally relating to child abuse
and neglect.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 88A - Department of Human Resources
Section 6(b)

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article 88A - Department of Human Resources
Section 6(e)

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Family Law

Section 5-701, 5-706.1 and, 5-707, and 5-714
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing

Article - Family Law

Section 5-706.2, 5-714, and 5-715 5-706.2 and 5-715
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume)