1. (a) The General Assembly intends that:

   1. (1) all children whose care is the responsibility of the State shall have similar protection for their health, their safety, and the quality of their care; and
   2. (2) the regulations of State units that are charged with child care shall be comparable.

2. (b) The Department shall adopt regulations:

   1. (1) to carry out §§ 9-235 and 9-236 of this subtitle; and

   2. (2) that require each juvenile care facility to:

      1. (i) 1. establish and implement a safety plan for the safety of juveniles under the care of the facility; or

         1. 2. implement a safety or emergency plan established for the facility for another purpose; and
      2. (ii) revise the safety plan not less than every 5 years.
3. (c) A child care home or child care institution may not be required to obtain a license from more than one State unit.
4. (d) A State unit authorized to license child care homes or child care institutions may make a cooperative licensing arrangement with another State unit.

Added by Acts 2007, c. 3, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2007. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 513, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.