Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 5-552
Redline — January 1, 2019 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2024
As of January 1, 2019
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a family child care home or large family child care home may not operate unless it is registered.
(b) A family child care home is not required to be registered if the child care provider:
(1) is related to each child by blood or marriage;
(2) is a friend of each child’s parents or legal guardian and the care is provided on an occasional basis; or
(3) has received the care of the child from a child placement agency licensed by the Department of Human Resources or by a local department of social services.
(c) A person may not advertise a family child care home, large family child care home, or family child care service unless the family child care home or large family child care home is registered under the provisions of this Part V of this subtitle.
(d) An employee of the Department charged with the investigation and enforcement of child care regulations may serve a civil citation to a person found in violation of this section.
(a) On or before the 1st day of actual employment of an employee, a facility identified in § 5–551 of this subtitle shall apply to the Department for a national and State criminal history records check for an employee.
(b) On or before the 1st day of actual operation of a facility identified in § 5–551 of this subtitle, an employer shall apply to the Department for a national and State criminal history records check.
(c) Before an individual may be approved to provide or to continue providing informal child care, as defined in child care subsidy regulations adopted under Title 13A of the Code of Maryland Regulations, the individual shall apply to the Department for a national and State criminal history records check.
(d) Within 5 days after a local department places a child who is committed to the local department with an adult relative, an individual identified in § 5–551(b) or (d) of this subtitle shall apply to the Department for a national and State criminal history records check.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.