Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 7-610 - Certificates of approval - Application(a) An applicant for certificate of approval shall submit an application to the Department on the form that the Secretary requires.(b) The application shall: (1) Be signed and verified by the applicant; and(2) Provide the information that the Secretary requires, including: (i) The name and address of the applicant;(ii) The street address of the property where the private group home is to be located or, if no address, a description which identifies the property;(iii) If the applicant does not own the property, the name of the owner;(iv) A statement that the applicant will comply with the laws, rules, and regulations that relate to the establishing and operating of private group homes under this subtitle;(v) A statement that the applicant has sufficient resources to establish a private group home, or that those resources are available to the applicant;(vi) A statement that the applicant's facilities meet the federal regulation requirements on program accessibility (45 C.F.R. §§ 84.21 through 84.23); and(vii) A statement that the applicant will:1. Establish and implement a safety plan for the safety of individuals served by the private group home; or2. Implement a safety or emergency plan established for the private group home for another purpose.Amended by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 513, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2022.