Section 9-235 - Juvenile care facilities - Child care homes. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-235. Juvenile care facilities - Child care homes.
 

(a)  License required.- Except as provided in subsection (b) of 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 to be or is adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision. 

(b)  Exceptions.- This section does not apply to: 

(1) a parent of the child; 

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

(3) a guardian of the child; 

(4) 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) 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; 

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

(7) an institution operated by a unit of the State or a political subdivision; or 

(8) a foster care provider with whom the child is placed by: 

(i) a licensed child 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. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 83C, § 2-123; 2007, ch. 3, § 2.]