Section 5-715 – Disclosure of Identifying Information of Parents Responsible for Child Abuse or Neglect
(a) (1) The Executive Director of the Administration shall provide the Secretary of Health with identifying information regarding an individual who, as to any child, has had the individual’s parental rights terminated under § 5–322 or § 5–323 of this title and has been identified as responsible for abuse or neglect in a central registry as described […]
Section 5-716 – Online Course for Mandatory Reporter Training
The Department shall post on its website a free online course on the identification, prevention, and reporting of child abuse.
Section 5-7A-01 – Established
(a) There is a State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect. (b) The Council is part of the Department of Human Services for budgetary and administrative purposes.
Section 5-7A-02 – Membership
(a) The Council consists of up to 23 members including: (1) one member of the Senate of Maryland appointed by the President of the Senate; (2) one member of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House; (3) a representative of the Department of Human Services, appointed by the Secretary of Human Services; (4) a representative of […]
Section 5-7A-03 – Chairperson
The Governor shall select a chairperson from among the members of the Council.
Section 5-7A-04 – Council Operations
(a) The Council shall meet not less than once every 3 months. (b) Members of the Council shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the Standard State Travel Regulations and as provided in the State budget. (c) The Council may employ a staff in […]
Section 5-7A-05 – Committee
(a) The Council shall operate with one standing committee. (b) The federal Children’s Justice Act Committee is established in accordance with the requirements of the federal Children’s Justice Act, Public Law 100–294. It shall review and evaluate State investigative, administrative, and judicial handling of child abuse and neglect cases, and make policy and training recommendations to improve […]
Section 5-703 – Scope and Applicability of Subtitle
(a) The provisions of this subtitle are in addition to and not in substitution for the provisions of Title 3, Subtitle 8 of the Courts Article. (b) Except as otherwise provided in § 5–705.1 of this subtitle, the provisions of this subtitle apply only to: (1) suspected abuse or neglect that is alleged to have occurred in this […]
Section 5-707 – Reports and Records
(a) Subject to federal and State law, the Administration shall provide by regulation adopted in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article: (1) procedures for protecting the confidentiality of reports and records made in accordance with this subtitle; (2) conditions under which information may be released; (3) conditions for determining in cases whether abuse, neglect, […]
Section 5-704 – Reporting of Abuse or Neglect — by Health Practitioner, Police Officer, Educator, or Human Service Worker
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any law on privileged communications, each health practitioner, police officer, educator, or human service worker, acting in a professional capacity in this State: (1) who has reason to believe that a child has been subjected to abuse or neglect, shall notify the local department or the appropriate law enforcement […]