§ 9-234
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§9–234.
(a)The General Assembly intends that:
(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
(2)the regulations of State units that are charged with child care shall be comparable.
(b)The Department shall adopt regulations:
(1)to carry out §§ 9–235 and 9–236 of this subtitle; and
(2)that require each juvenile care facility to:
(i)1. establish and implement a safety plan for the safety of juveniles under the care of the facility; or
2. implement a safety or emergency plan established for the facility for another purpose; and
(ii)revise the safety plan not less than every 5 years.
(c)A child care home or child care institution may not be required to obtain a license from more than one State unit.
(d)A State unit authorized to license child care homes or child care institutions may make a cooperative licensing arrangement with another State unit.