§ 5-4B-03. Confidential intermediaries

   (a) List to be maintained. -- The Director shall maintain a list of confidential intermediaries.

(b) Requirements for applicants to qualify. -- To qualify to be a confidential intermediary, an applicant shall meet the requirements of subsection (d) of this section.

(c) Where applicant is child placement agency. -- If the applicant is a child placement agency, the agency shall appoint an employee of the agency as the representative member to make the application on behalf of the agency.

(d) Qualifications of applicants. --

   (1) If the applicant is an individual, the applicant shall:

      (i) have completed at least 8 hours of training, approved by the Director, in providing search, contact, and reunion services; and

      (ii) meet any other qualifications that the Director establishes for confidential intermediaries.

   (2) If the applicant is a child placement agency, each employee who will provide search, contact, and reunion services under this subtitle shall:

      (i) have completed at least 8 hours of training, approved by the Director, in providing search, contact, and reunion services; and

      (ii) meet any other qualifications that the Director establishes for confidential intermediaries.

(e) Fees. --

   (1) The Director may establish a reasonable fee for an application under this section.

   (2) The overall amount of fees collected may not exceed the costs of processing the applications.

HISTORY: 1998, ch. 679.