§ 5-508. License for child care home

   (a) Required. -- Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall be licensed by the Administration as a child care home before the person may exercise care, custody, or control of a minor child.

(b) Exceptions. -- This section does not apply:

   (1) to a parent of the child;

   (2) to an individual related to the child by blood or marriage within five degrees of consanguinity or affinity under the civil law rule;

   (3) to a guardian of the child;

   (4) to a person who exercises temporary care, custody, or control over the child at the request of a parent or guardian of the child and who is not required otherwise to be licensed;

   (5) to an individual with whom the child is placed in foster care by:

      (i) a child placement agency that is licensed under § 5-507 of this subtitle;

      (ii) a local department;

      (iii) the Department of Juvenile Services;

      (iv) the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene; or

      (v) a court of competent jurisdiction;

   (6) to a person who has the care, custody, or control of the child through placement for adoption by a parent or grandparent of the child, if the requirements of § 5-3B-12 of this title are met;

   (7) to an institution that has a child care institution license under this subtitle or under § 9-236 of the Human Services Article; or

   (8) to an institution that is operated by an agency of this State or any political subdivision of this State.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 88A, § 20A; 1984, ch. 296, § 2; 1987, ch. 290, § 1, 9; 1988, ch. 6, § 8, 10; 1989, ch. 539, § 7; 1995, ch. 8, § 4; 1996, ch. 285; 2003, ch. 53, § 6; 2004, ch. 25, § 6; 2006, ch. 44, § 1, 6; 2007, ch. 8, § 1.