Md. Code Regs. 14.31.02.04
Single Point of Entry.
Effective Nov 28, 200532:23 Md. R. 1828Article 41, §§6-101 and 6-104; Article 83C, §§2-102, 2-104, and 2-113; Article 88A, §3; Education Article, §2-206; Health General Article, §§2-102, 2-104, 2-105, 4-305—4-307, 7-1007, 10-204, 10-207, 10-516, 10-712, 10-1203, and 15-102.1; Annotated Code of Maryland
A. The Office shall serve as a single point of entry for a:
- (1) Prospective provider that wishes to establish a residential child care program; and
- (2) Current provider that wishes to expand an existing residential child care program.
B. Duties of the Single Point of Entry. As the single point of entry, the Office shall:
- (1) Provide information to persons interested in operating a residential child care program on the process for the licensing, rate setting, contracting, and purchase of beds;
- (2) Accept proposals from persons interested in developing a residential child care program;
- (3) Serve as the point of registration for established providers interested in expanding their residential child care programs;
- (4) Coordinate the review of proposals and requests for registration among the agencies; and
- (5) Designate a licensing agency to process each completed proposal or request for registration received by the Office.
C. Related Duties. The Office shall disseminate the following information regarding the monitoring of residential child care programs from agencies that license or contract with such programs to other agencies that may place or otherwise serve a child in that program:
- (1) Agency program monitoring schedules; and
- (2) Sanctions or corrective actions imposed on a residential child care program by an agency.
Authority: Article 41, §§6-101 and 6-104; Article 83C, §§2-102, 2-104, and 2-113; Article 88A, §3; Education Article, §2-206; Health General Article, §§2-102, 2-104, 2-105, 4-305—4-307, 7-1007, 10-204, 10-207, 10-516, 10-712, 10-1203, and 15-102.1; Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: January 6, 1992 (18:26 Md. R. 2829)
Regulations .01—.07 repealed and new Regulations .01—.09 adopted effective December 12, 2002 (29:24 Md. R. 1917)
COMAR 01.04.02 revised and recodified to COMAR 14.31.02 as an emergency provision effective June 30, 2005 (32:15 Md. R. 1314); revised and recodified permanently effective November 28, 2005 (32:23 Md. R. 1828)