1. (a) 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.

2. (b) This section does not apply to:

   1. (1) a parent of the child;
   2. (2) an individual related to the child by blood or marriage within 4 degrees of consanguinity under the civil law rule;
   3. (3) a guardian of the child;
   4. (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. (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. (6) an institution that has a child care institution license under this subtitle or § 5-509 of the Family Law Article;
   7. (7) an institution operated by a unit of the State or a political subdivision; or

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

      1. (i) a licensed child placement agency;
      2. (ii) a local department of social services;
      3. (iii) the Secretary of Health;
      4. (iv) the Department; or
      5. (v) a court of competent jurisdiction.

Added by Acts 2007, c. 3, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2007. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6.