In this part, “licensing agency”: (1) means the agency designated by the Office as responsible for licensing a residential child care program; and (2) includes the Maryland Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Juvenile Services.
(a) A person may not operate a residential child care program in the State without a license. (b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each day of operation.
A licensing agency may deny a license to: (1) a corporation or entity that has had a license revoked by a licensing agency within the previous 10 years; or (2) a corporation or entity that has a corporate officer who has served as a corporate officer for a corporation or entity that has had a license revoked […]
(a) Unless a program administrator or an employee of a residential child care program is required to be present, a licensing agency shall conduct unannounced inspections of residential child care programs. (b) The unannounced inspections required under subsection (a) of this section shall include inspections conducted during nonbusiness hours.
