1. (a) An applicant for certificate of approval shall submit an application to the Department on the form that the Secretary requires.

2. (b) The application shall:

   1. (1) Be signed and verified by the applicant; and

   2. (2) Provide the information that the Secretary requires, including:

      1. (i) The name and address of the applicant;
      2. (ii) The street address of the property where the private group home is to be located or, if no address, a description which identifies the property;
      3. (iii) If the applicant does not own the property, the name of the owner;
      4. (iv) A statement that the applicant will comply with the laws, rules, and regulations that relate to the establishing and operating of private group homes under this subtitle;
      5. (v) A statement that the applicant has sufficient resources to establish a private group home, or that those resources are available to the applicant;
      6. (vi) A statement that the applicant's facilities meet the federal regulation requirements on program accessibility (45 C.F.R. §§ 84.21 through 84.23); and

      7. (vii) A statement that the applicant will:

         1. 1. Establish and implement a safety plan for the safety of individuals served by the private group home; or
         2. 2. Implement a safety or emergency plan established for the private group home for another purpose.

Added by Acts 1986, c. 636, § 2, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 1986, c. 637, § 2, eff. July 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 513, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.