{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-7-610","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 7–610","heading":"","body":"(a) An applicant for certificate of approval shall submit an application to the Department on the form that the Secretary requires.\n(b) The application shall:\n(1) Be signed and verified by the applicant; and\n(2) Provide the information that the Secretary requires, including:\n(i) The name and address of the applicant;\n(ii) The street address of the property where the private group home is to be located or, if no address, a description which identifies the property;\n(iii) If the applicant does not own the property, the name of the owner;\n(iv) A statement that the applicant will comply with the laws, rules, and regulations that relate to the establishing and operating of private group homes under this subtitle;\n(v) A statement that the applicant has sufficient resources to establish a private group home, or that those resources are available to the applicant;\n(vi) A statement that the applicant’s facilities meet the federal regulation requirements on program accessibility (45 C.F.R. §§ 84.21 through 84.23); and\n(vii) A statement that the applicant will:\n1. Establish and implement a safety plan for the safety of individuals served by the private group home; or\n2. Implement a safety or emergency plan established for the private group home for another purpose.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=7-610","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"a53ee6a129afa0729de8cfc532017ffed195868851078fab3321e228e4456917","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-7-609","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-7-611"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}