1. A. If OLM finds evidence of an agency’s incompetence, misconduct, financial mismanagement, pervasive child neglect or abuse, or other conditions that pose an immediate threat to children's health and safety, OLM shall:

   1. (1) Without giving prior notice, suspend or revoke any license it has issued to the agency;
   2. (2) Notify the children’s placing agencies that they must immediately remove the children placed with the agency subject to the emergency suspension or revocation;
   3. (3) Order the agency to cease services;
   4. (4) Order the agency not to accept additional children for care or services;

   5. (5) In a letter of suspension or revocation, provide the agency with:

      1. (a) Notice of the action taken,
      2. (b) The grounds for the action, and
      3. (c) A description of the agency's appeal rights; and
   6. (6) Inform the parties listed in Regulation .19D(2)(c) about the suspension or revocation.

2. B. Once an agency license has been suspended or revoked on an emergency basis, the license may not be restored unless:

   1. (1) There is a resolution favorable to the agency; or
   2. (2) If the license was emergently suspended, the identified violations are resolved within 60 days of the suspension.

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)