This chapter articulates the standards that must be met and maintained by residential child care programs for children and youth. These requirements are designed to protect the health, safety, and well being of children placed in residential child care programs.

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 01.04.07 revised and recodified to COMAR 14.31.06 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 .02 amended effective June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .03B amended effective May 19, 2008 (35:10 Md. R. 973); June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .04 amended effective May 19, 2008 (35:10 Md. R. 973); June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .05E amended effective April 13, 2015 (42:7 Md. R. 571)

Regulation .06 amended effective June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .06A amended effective May 19, 2008 (35:10 Md. R. 973)

Regulation .07 amended effective June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .08 amended effective June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .09 amended effective June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .09A amended effective May 19, 2008 (35:10 Md. R. 973)

Regulation .10 amended effective June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .11B amended effective June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .12 amended effective June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .13 amended effective June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .14 amended effective June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .15 repealed and new Regulation .15 adopted effective May 19, 2008 (35:10 Md. R. 973)

Regulation .15 amended effective June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .16 amended effective June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975)

Regulation .17 amended effective August 4, 2014 (41:15 Md. R. 892)

Regulation .18 amended effective June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975); August 4, 2014 (41:15 Md. R. 892)

Regulation .18A amended effective May 19, 2008 (35:10 Md. R. 973)

Regulation .19 amended effective June 10, 2013 (40:11 Md. R. 975)