This chapter may not be amended unless the amendment is approved by the Office for Children, the Secretary of Health, the Secretary of Human Services, the Secretary of Juvenile Services, and the State Superintendent of Schools.

Authority: Education Article, §§8-301—8-303 and 8-401—8-417; Family Law Article, §§5-506, 5-508—5-510;
Health-General Article, §§2-104, 7-904, 8-404, 10-922, and 10-924; Health Occupations Article, §20-302;
Human Services Article, §§2-209, 2-212, 9-203, 9-204, 9-221, 9-231, 9-234, and 9-235; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: November 22, 2004 (31:23 Md. R. 1651)

COMAR 01.04.06 revised and recodified to COMAR 14.31.05 as an emergency provision effective June 30, 2005 (32:15 Md. R. 1314); revised and recodified permanently effective November 24, 2005 (32:23 Md. R. 1828)

Regulation .08A, B amended effective August 4, 2014 (41:15 Md. R. 892)

Regulation .09A amended effective August 4, 2014 (41:15 Md. R. 892)