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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
Ch. 536
(d) (1) A child placement agency, child care home, child care institution, or
residential educational facility may not be required to obtain a license from more
than [1] ONE State agency.
(2) Any State agency authorized to license child placement agencies,
child care homes, child care institutions, or residential educational facilities may
make cooperative arrangements with any other State agency to give effect to
paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(E) AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 49D, § 12 OF THE CODE, THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL COOPERATE IN PLANNING AND DETERMINING THE COST OF DEVELOPING
AND IMPLEMENTING A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF EVALUATING THE SUCCESS OF
SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT.
Article—Health—General
1-101.
(a) In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.
(e) "Department" means the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
(j) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene.
7-101.
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) "Administration" means the Developmental Disabilities Administration.
(f) "Director" means the Director of the Developmental Disabilities
Administration.
(h) "Group home" means a residence that:
(1) Provides residential services for individuals who, because of
developmental disability, require specialized living arrangements;
(2) Admits at least 4 but not more than 8 individuals; and
(3) Provides 10 or more hours of supervision per home, per week.
(p) "State residential center" means a place that:
(1) Is owned and operated by this State;
(2) Provides residential services for individuals with mental retardation
and who, because of mental retardation, require specialized living arrangements; and
(3) Admits 9 or more individuals with mental retardation.
7-303.
(a) Through the Developmental Disabilities Administration, the Secretary
shall establish and carry out a State plan to provide the following training and
habilitation services:
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