(a) The Administration shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out the child welfare services and foster care programs under this subtitle.
(b) 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;
(2) consider any child support arrearage in determining whether to approve or disapprove the application; and
(3) notify the appropriate criminal or juvenile delinquency court if the Administration has information indicating that the child’s interests as a victim are not adequately protected in a case before the court.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care
Part III - Child Welfare Services; Foster Care
Section 5-524 - Child Welfare Services
Section 5-525 - Out-of-Home Placement and Foster Care -- in General
Section 5-525.1 - Out-of-Home Placement and Foster Care -- Adoption
Section 5-525.2 - Out-of-Home Placement and Foster Care -- Sibling Placement and Visitation Rights
Section 5-527 - Out-of-Home Placement and Foster Care -- Rates
Section 5-527.1 - Protection of Resources of Child in State Custody
Section 5-528 - Out-of-Home Placement and Foster Care -- Reimbursement for Medical Costs
Section 5-530 - Out-of-Home Placement and Foster Care -- Adoption of Child Under Foster Care
Section 5-531 - Out-of-Home Placement and Foster Care -- Payment of Funeral Expenses
Section 5-532 - Rules and Regulations
Section 5-533 - Health Care Services by Residential Facilities for Children