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Statutes > Maryland > Human-services > Title-9 > Subtitle-2 > 9-234§ 9-234. Juvenile care facilities - In general.
(a) Legislative intent.- 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) Regulations.- The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out §§ 9-235 and 9-236 of this subtitle.
(c) Multiple licenses not required.- A child care home or child care institution may not be required to obtain a license from more than one State unit.
(d) Cooperative arrangements among licensing units.- A State unit authorized to license child care homes or child care institutions may make a cooperative licensing arrangement with another State unit.
[An. Code 1957, art. 83C, § 2-125; 2007, ch. 3, § 2.]
