ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 340

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 83C—Juvenile Services

2-123.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall be licensed by
the Department as a child care home before the person may exercise care, custody, or
control over a child who is alleged or adjudicated as delinquent or in need of
supervision.

(b) This section does not apply:

(1) To a parent of the child;

(2) To an individual related to the child by blood or marriage within 4
degrees of consanguinity under the civil law rule;

(3)     To a guardian of the child;

(4)     To a person who exercises temporary custody or control over the child
at the request of a parent or guardian of the child and who is not required otherwise
to be licensed;

(5) To an individual with whom the child is placed in foster care by:

(i) A licensed placement agency;

(ii) A local department of social services;

(iii) The Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene;

(iv) The Department; or

(v) A court of competent jurisdiction;

(6) To a person who has the care, custody, or control of the child through
placement by a parent or grandparent of the child in contemplation of adoption, if the
requirements of § 5-507(b)(2) and (c) of the Family Law Article are met;

(7) To an institution that has a child care institution license under this
title or § 5-509 of the Family Law Article; or

(8) To an institution operated by an agency of this State or any political
subdivision.

(C) WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DEPARTMENT ISSUES A LICENSE UNDER THIS
SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL;

(1) GIVE THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY AND THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY DELEGATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE CHILD CARE
HOME IS LOCATED NOTICE OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE, INCLUDING THE
LOCATION OF THE CHILD CARE HOME; AND

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