§ 5-532. Rules and regulations  


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  •    (a) Required. -- The Administration shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out the child welfare services and foster care programs under this subtitle.

    (b) Consideration of child support arrearages. -- The regulations shall authorize the Administration to:

       (1) conduct a background check of child support arrearages on an applicant for foster home approval who is also a biological or adoptive parent; and

       (2) consider any child support arrearage in determining whether to approve or disapprove the application.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 88A, § 61; 1984, ch. 296, § 2; 1999, ch. 358.