Section 5-510 – Applications for Licenses
To apply for a license under this subtitle, an applicant shall submit an application to the Administration on the form that the Administration requires.
Section 5-511 – Compliance With Workers’ Compensation Act
Before any license may be issued under this subtitle to an employer to engage in an activity in which the employer may employ a covered employee, as defined in § 9-101 of the Labor and Employment Article, the employer shall file with the Administration: (1) a certificate of compliance with the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act; or […]
Section 5-512 – Reciprocity
If the other state extends the same recognition and reciprocal relations to licensees under this subtitle, the Administration may recognize and deal with a person licensed or recognized by any other state as being authorized to exercise care, custody, or control of minor children or to engage in the placement of minor children.
Section 5-4C-04 – Confidentiality
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, or pursuant to a court order, the Administration may not disclose information contained in the Registry. (b) The Administration shall retain affidavits and other information collected concerning a registrant until the date specified by the registrant, or for 99 years after the date of registration, whichever occurs first.
Section 5-513 – Action Required on Application for License
Within 60 days after it receives the application, the Administration shall issue or deny a license under this subtitle and give notice of the action to the applicant.
Section 5-4C-05 – Individuals Permitted to Register
Only the following individuals may register with the Registry: (1) an adoptee: (i) who is at least 21 years of age; and (ii) who does not have a natural sibling under the age of 21 years who has the same adoptive parents; (2) a natural mother; (3) a natural father; and (4) a natural sibling.
Section 5-514 – Term of License
A license issued under this subtitle is effective until the license is revoked or suspended under § 5-515 of this subtitle.
Section 5-4C-06 – Affidavits; Required Information
(a) (1) To register with the Registry, an individual shall submit a notarized affidavit containing the following information: (i) the individual’s current name and any previous name by which the individual was known; (ii) the individual’s address and telephone number; (iii) if the individual is a natural parent of the adoptee, the original and adopted names, if known, of the […]
Section 5-515 – Suspension or Revocation of License
Subject to the hearing provisions of § 5-516 of this subtitle, if a licensee violates any provision of this subtitle or of a rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle, the Administration may: (1) suspend the license for a period not exceeding 1 year; or (2) revoke the license.
Section 5-4C-07 – Matches
(a) On receipt of an affidavit, the Administration shall: (1) attempt to match registrants or to provide matching information; and (2) if a match is made, direct the child placement agency, if known, or the local department, if there is no known child placement agency, to notify the registrants through a confidential contact. (b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in […]