§ 9-235
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§9–235.
(a)Except as provided in subsection
(b)of this section, a person shall be licensed by the Department as a child care home before the person may exercise care, custody, or control over a child who is alleged to be or is adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision.
(b)This section does not apply to:
(1)a parent of the child;
(2)an individual related to the child by blood or marriage within 4 degrees of consanguinity under the civil law rule;
(3)a guardian of the child;
(4)a person who exercises temporary custody or control over the child at the request of a parent or guardian of the child and who is not required otherwise to be licensed;
(5)a person who has the care, custody, or control of the child through placement by a parent or grandparent of the child in contemplation of adoption, if the requirements of § 5–507(b)(2) and
(c)of the Family Law Article are met;
(6)an institution that has a child care institution license under this subtitle or § 5–509 of the Family Law Article;
(7)an institution operated by a unit of the State or a political subdivision; or
(8)a foster care provider with whom the child is placed by:
(i)a licensed child placement agency;
(ii)a local department of social services;
(iii)the Secretary of Health;
(iv)the Department; or
(v)a court of competent jurisdiction.