Section 20-205 - Powers and duties. - Maryland Statutes

§ 20-205. Powers and duties.
 

(a)  Powers.- In addition to the powers and duties set forth elsewhere in this title, the Board in consultation with the Children's Cabinet shall: 

(1) Adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle; 

(2) Establish standards for the certification of applicants; 

(3) Conduct a continuing study and investigation of program administrators and residential child and youth care practitioners to improve: 

(i) Certification standards; and 

(ii) Procedures for enforcing these standards; and 

(4) Devise examinations and adopt investigative procedures to: 

(i) Determine whether program administrators and residential child and youth care practitioners meet the standards adopted by the Board; and 

(ii) Assure that program administrators and residential child and youth care practitioners continue to meet these standards. 

(b)  Duties.- In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this title, the Board shall: 

(1) Maintain a registry of all program administrators and residential child and youth care practitioners certified by the Board; 

(2) Submit an annual report to the Governor and Children's Cabinet; 

(3) Adopt a code of ethics that the Board considers appropriate and applicable to the program administrators and residential child and youth care practitioners certified by the Board; 

(4) Establish continuing education requirements for the program administrators and the residential child and youth care practitioners certified by the Board; 

(5) Adopt an official seal; and 

(6) Create committees as it deems appropriate to advise the Board on special issues. 
 

[2004, ch. 438, § 2; 2008, ch. 218.]