A. A provider, employee, substitute, or volunteer who has reason to believe that a child has been:
- (1) Abused, inside or outside of the child care home, shall report that belief directly to the protective services unit of the local department or to a law enforcement agency, as required under Maryland law; or
- (2) Neglected, inside or outside of the child care home, shall report that belief directly to the protective services unit of the local department as required under Maryland law.
- B. If a child has been subjected to injurious treatment, it shall be reported to the office.
C. A provider shall:
- (1) Instruct the staff to monitor all children daily for signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect;
- (2) Instruct the staff about their legal obligations to report suspected child abuse or neglect directly to the local department or the appropriate law enforcement agency; and
- (3) Post, near each telephone in the child care home, the telephone numbers of the Child Protective Services unit of the local department and the appropriate law enforcement agency.
- D. A provider may not require an employee, substitute, or volunteer to report through the provider, rather than directly to the local department or a law enforcement agency, when the employee, substitute, or volunteer has reason to believe that a child has been abused or neglected.
Authority: Education Article, §§9.5-301—9.5-308, 9.5-310—9.5-312, 9.5-320, and 9.5-321; 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: February 6, 2012 (39:2 Md. R. 142)
Regulation .02A, D amended effective January 13, 2020 (47:1 Md. R. 17)
Regulation .03B amended effective January 13, 2020 (47:1 Md. R. 17)