Md. Code Regs. 13A.15.02.01 - Registration-General Requirements
A.
Requirement to Be Registered.
(1) Except as
provided under §A(2) of this regulation, an individual may not operate a
family child care home unless:
(a) Both the
individual and the home meet the requirements for registration set forth in
this subtitle; and
(b) The
individual possesses a valid certificate of registration.
(2) A family child care home is not required
to be registered if the provider:
(a) Is a
relative of each child;
(b) Is a
friend of each child's parent or legal guardian and the care is provided on a
nonregular basis of less than 20 hours a month; or
(c) Has received the care of the child from a
child placement agency licensed by the Department of Human Resources.
(3) In this subtitle, all
requirements pertaining to a family child care provider shall apply equally to
a family child care coprovider, except that the coprovider is not required to
reside in the family child care home.
B. Types of Registration. The office may
issue:
(1) An initial registration, which may
be issued on a provisional basis pursuant to Regulation .04A of this chapter;
or
(2) A continuing registration,
which may be:
(a) Issued on a provisional
basis under Regulation .04A of this chapter; or
(b) Placed on a conditional status under
Regulation .04B of this chapter.
C. A certificate of registration:
(1) May not be transferred to another
individual or residence; and
(2)
Remains the property of the office.
D. The provider shall display conspicuously
the certificate of registration in a location where it can easily be seen and
read by parents whose children are in the provider's care or who are
considering placing their children in the provider's care.
E. The provider shall surrender the
certificate of registration to the office immediately when any of the following
occurs or becomes effective:
(1) The provider
closes the family child care home permanently;
(2) The registration becomes invalid pursuant
to §H(2) of this regulation;
(3) The registration is revoked;
(4) The registration is suspended;
or
(5) The initial registration
expires, and:
(a) The application for an
initial or a continuing registration is denied; or
(b) The provider has not applied for a
continuing registration.
F. Except as provided under §G of this
regulation, a residence approved for use under a family child care registration
may not also be used to operate a:
(1) Family
child care program under a different registration; or
G. A residence approved by the office before
July 1, 2008, for the concurrent operation of more than one family child care
program or more than one type of child care program may continue to be used to
operate those programs, except that, while concurrent approvals are in effect,
the office may not approve a request by the provider for:
(1) An increase in child capacity;
(2) A change in the hours of
operation;
(3) A change in the ages
of children served;
(4) A change in
the approved child care area; or
(5) A variance to a regulation under this
subtitle.
H. Residence
of Applicant or Provider.
(1) Unless
currently approved for the purpose, the office may not approve a residence for
use as a child care home that is not the primary residence of the family child
care registration applicant.
(2) A
family child care home registration is subject to revocation if the home is no
longer the primary residence of the provider.
Notes
Regulation .01H adopted effective 40:12 Md. R. 1043, eff.
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