- A. OLM may revoke an agency’s license for a violation of regulations in this chapter or COMAR 07.02.21, 07.05.02, 07.05.03, or 07.05.04
- B. Except as provided in Regulation .23C of this chapter, revocation of an agency license requires that the agency cease all services and that OLM notify the children’s placing agencies of the revocation and the need to remove the children from the agency’s care.
C. Except as set forth in Regulation .21 of this chapter, OLM shall:
- (1) Provide the agency notice of violations of this chapter or COMAR 07.02.21, 07.05.02, 07.05.03, or 07.05.04 and an opportunity to correct such violations in accordance with Regulations .18 and .19 of this chapter.
(2) If the agency fails to correct the violations satisfactorily in accordance with Regulation .18 or 19 of this chapter, OLM shall:
- (a) Revoke the agency’s license;
(b) Notify the agency of the revocation, including:
- (i) The effective date of the revocation,
- (ii) The applicable violations of regulations and the nature of the violations, and
- (iii) A description of the agency’s right to an appeal hearing; and
- (c) Notify the parties listed in Regulation .19(D)(2)(c) of the revocation.
- D. Once an agency’s license has been revoked, the license may not be restored unless there has been a resolution favorable to the agency.
Authority: Human Services Article, §2-209 Annotated Code of Maryland
Agency Note: Federal Regulatory Reference: 42 U.S.C. §621 et seq.; 45 CFR 1355—1357
Effective date: January 12, 2001 (27:26 Md. R. 2357)
Regulation .14C amended as an emergency action effective July 1, 2023 (50:15 Md. R. 679); emergency status expired December 28, 2023
Chapter revised effective April 14, 2025 (52:7 Md. R. 321)
Regulation .02B amended effective February 2, 2026 (53:2 Md. R. 61)
Regulation .09 amended effective February 2, 2026 (53:2 Md. R. 61)
Regulation .14A amended effective February 2, 2026 (53:2 Md. R. 61)
Regulation .17 amended effective February 2, 2026 (53:2 Md. R. 61)