§ 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.