1. (a) This subtitle does not apply to a family child care home or large family child care home that:

   1. (1) Serves only dependent children of military personnel; and

   2. (2)

      1. (i) Is located on a military base or federal property; or
      2. (ii) Is certified as a family child care provider by a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard.
2. (b) The U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard, or their agents, including an installation commander of a military base on which a family child care home or large family child care home is located, may assume responsibility for approving or determining which children may be served by the family child care homes and large family child care homes that are exempt from this subtitle.

Added by Acts 2023, c. 658, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 659, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.