Md. Code Regs. 13A.15.13.07 - Revocation
A. The office may
revoke a certificate of registration if the:
(1) Provider or home is in violation of one
or more of the regulations under this subtitle and the health, safety, or
welfare of a child in the home is threatened;
(2) Provider misrepresented or offered false
information on the application or on any form or report required by the office;
(3) Provider interferes with or
obstructs the agency representative in the performance of the duties of the
office;
(4) Provider fails to
submit all documentation required to maintain the certificate of
registration;
(5) Provider or
substitute refuses to permit access to a child or to the space in the home used
for child care by a parent or an agency representative during operating hours
of the child care home;
(6) Terms
or conditions of a sanction have been violated;
(7) Registration is a continuing registration
that was placed on conditional status, and the:
(a) Conditional status has lapsed;
and
(b) Provider has failed to meet
the requirements for lifting the conditional status;
(8) Provider, an additional adult, a
substitute, a volunteer, or a resident is identified as responsible for abuse
or neglect of children or adults;
(9) Provider, an additional adult, a
substitute, a volunteer, or a resident has a criminal conviction, a probation
before judgment disposition, or a not criminally responsible disposition, or is
awaiting a hearing on a charge for a crime that:
(a) Is listed at COMAR 13A.15.02.07B or C;
or
(b) Indicates other behavior
harmful to children;
(10) Provider fails to comply with the child
security requirements set forth in COMAR 13A.15.07.07;
(11) Provider permits an individual to have
child supervision responsibilities after being notified by the office that the
individual has been disapproved for that purpose;
(12) Evaluation of information provided to or
acquired by the office indicates that the provider is unable to care for the
welfare of children;
(13) Provider
who also provides treatment foster care in the home admits a child for
treatment foster care in the home, unless the child is placed in the home in a
preadoptive capacity; or
(14)
Family child care home is no longer the primary residence of the
provider.
B. If the
office decides to revoke a certificate of registration, the office shall notify
the provider in writing at least 20 calendar days in advance of the revocation,
stating:
(1) The effective date of the
revocation;
(2) The reason for the
revocation;
(3) The regulation with
which the provider has failed to comply that is the basis for the
revocation;
(4) That the provider
shall stop providing child care on the effective date of the
revocation;
(5) That the provider
is entitled to a hearing if requested in writing within 20 calendar days of the
delivery date of the notice;
(6) The procedure to be used if the provider
wishes to request a hearing to appeal the decision of the office;
(7) The revocation shall be stayed if the
hearing is requested, unless the revocation immediately follows an emergency
suspension period; and
(8) That the
provider is required to surrender the certificate of registration to the office
when the revocation becomes effective.
C. The office shall notify the parents of the
children in care of the revocation.
Notes
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