1. A. The office may revoke a license if:

   1. (1) An operator or center is in violation of this subtitle and the health, safety, or welfare of children in the center is threatened;
   2. (2) An operator misrepresented or offered false information on the application or on any form or report required by the office;
   3. (3) An operator interferes with the agency representative in the performance of the duties of the office;

   4. (4) The operator fails to comply with the:

      1. (a) Prohibitions on the use of an individual as an employee, a substitute, or a volunteer as set forth in COMAR 13A.16.06.03A and B or COMAR 13A.16.06.15B; or
      2. (b) Child security requirements set forth in COMAR 13A.16.07.06;
   5. (5) The terms or conditions of an intermediate sanction have been violated;
   6. (6) Violations required to be corrected during a period of suspension have not been corrected and the period has ended;

   7. (7) The license is a continuing license that was placed on conditional status, and the:

      1. (a) Conditional status has lapsed; and
      2. (b) Operator has failed to meet the requirements for reinstatement of the continuing license; or
   8. (8) Evaluation of information provided to, or acquired by, the office indicates that the operator is unable to provide for the welfare of children.

2. B. If the office decides to revoke a license, the office shall notify the operator in writing 20 calendar days before the effective date of the revocation, stating:

   1. (1) The effective date of the revocation;
   2. (2) The reason for revocation;
   3. (3) The regulatory violation which is the basis for the revocation;
   4. (4) That the operator shall stop providing child care unless a hearing is requested in writing within 20 days of the date of the revocation notice;
   5. (5) That the operator may request a hearing;
   6. (6) That the revocation shall be stayed if a hearing is requested within 20 days of the date of the revocation notice;
   7. (7) That, if the revocation is upheld by the Office of Administrative Hearings following the hearing, the operator shall cease providing child care; and
   8. (8) That the operator is required to surrender the license to the office when the revocation becomes effective.
3. C. The office shall notify the parents of the children in care of the revocation.

Authority: Education Article, §§9.5-401, 9.5-404—9.5-411, and 9.5-413—9.5-418; General Provisions Article, §4-333; Human Services Article, §1-202; Annotated Code of Maryland
Agency Note: Federal Statutory Reference — Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq.);
Pro-Children Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. §6081 et seq.);
Child Care Development Block Grant (45 CFR Parts 98 and 99 and 42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.);
Social Security Act §418 (42 U.S.C. 618)

Effective date: October 20, 2008 (35:21 Md. R. 1826)

Regulation .02E amended effective March 21, 2011 (38:6 Md. R. 396)

Regulation .05B amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 618)

Chapter revised effective January 13, 2020 (47:1 Md. R. 14)

Regulation .04-1 adopted effective December 25, 2023 (50:25 Md. R. 1089)