{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-9-234","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Human Services § 9–234","heading":"","body":"(a) The General Assembly intends that:\n(1) all children whose care is the responsibility of the State shall have similar protection for their health, their safety, and the quality of their care; and\n(2) the regulations of State units that are charged with child care shall be comparable.\n(b) The Department shall adopt regulations:\n(1) to carry out §§ 9–235 and 9–236 of this subtitle; and\n(2) that require each juvenile care facility to:\n(i) 1. establish and implement a safety plan for the safety of juveniles under the care of the facility; or\n2. implement a safety or emergency plan established for the facility for another purpose; and\n(ii) revise the safety plan not less than every 5 years.\n(c) A child care home or child care institution may not be required to obtain a license from more than one State unit.\n(d) A State unit authorized to license child care homes or child care institutions may make a cooperative licensing arrangement with another State unit.","path":["Article - Human Services"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghu\u0026section=9-234","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:17Z","sha256":"8fc819cfbb095edafc15030be6a58f4bd41a6a7799541dbef1e5638e5dd812aa","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-9-233","next":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-9-235"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}