(a) In placing a minor child for adoption or in giving the care, custody, or control of a minor child to any person, a licensee shall give preference to persons of the same religious belief as that of the child or the child’s parents unless the parents specifically indicate a different choice.
(b) A person authorized to place a minor child for adoption shall compile and make available to an adoptive parent a pertinent medical history of the child’s natural parents, if possible.
(c) A medical history compiled under this section may not disclose or permit disclosure of the names or identity of a child’s natural parents.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care
Part II - Licensing of Child Care Facilities
Section 5-506 - Legislative Intent; Regulations; Only One License Required
Section 5-507 - License for Child Placement Agency
Section 5-509 - License for Child Care Institution
Section 5-509.1 - Licensing to Operate a Residential Educational Facility
Section 5-510 - Applications for Licenses
Section 5-511 - Compliance With Workers' Compensation Act
Section 5-513 - Action Required on Application for License
Section 5-514 - Term of License
Section 5-515 - Suspension or Revocation of License
Section 5-517 - Administrative Review
Section 5-518 - Judicial Review
Section 5-519 - Powers of Administration