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Division 3A. Day Care

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

Division 3A. Day Care

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5-130 (2026)

Sec. 5-130. DefinitionsCopy Citation

(a)
Day Care Center for Adults means a place that is operated to provide, with or without charge, care for medically handicapped adults and either: is designated for group day care for four (4) or more medically handicapped adults; or is a family home that provides day care for two (2) or three (3) medically handicapped adults.
(b)
Day Care Center for the Elderly means a place that is operated to provide, with or without charge, care for elderly individuals and either is: designated for group care for at least four (4) elderly individuals; or is a family home that provides care for two (2) or three (3) elderly individuals.
(c)
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene means the Prince George's County Health Department.
(d)
Department of Social Services means the Prince George's County division of the Social Services Administration within the State Department of Human Resources.
(e)
Elderly individual means an individual who: is 60 years old or older; lives alone or with a spouse, relative, or friend; and needs temporary supervision and care during a part of a day.
(f)
Family Day Care Home means a residence other than the child's residence in which care is given to not more than six (6) children in place of parental care for less than twenty-four (24) hours a day for pay.
(g)
Medically handicapped adult means an individual who: is sixteen (16) years old or older; lives alone or with a spouse, relative, or friend; and has a disability that is:
(1)
A reasonably static physical impairment that prevents gainful employment or the accomplishment of the routine of normal daily activities outside of an institutional or sheltered environment; or
(2)
A permanent or recurrent mental impairment that requires domiciliary or institutional care in a sheltered environment.
(h)
Person means an individual, firm, partnership, company, corporation, trustee, association, institution, cooperative enterprise, or any public or private entity.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5-131 (2026)

Sec. 5-131. Notification to landlordsCopy Citation

(a)
Upon the filing of an application for registration of a Family Day Care Home with the Department of Social Services, a person who is a lessee shall notify the owner of the premises of the application.
(b)
Upon the filing of an application for a license for a Day Care Center for Adults with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, a person who is a lessee shall notify the owner of the premises of the application.
(c)
Upon the filing of an application for a license for a Day Care Center for the Elderly with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, a person who is a lessee shall notify the owner of the premises of the application.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5-132 (2026)

Sec. 5-132. PenaltyCopy Citation

Failure to comply with the provisions of Section 5-131 is unlawful and subject to penalty stated in Section 1-123 of this Code.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5-133 (2026)

Sec. 5-133. COVID-19 Vaccination RequirementCopy Citation

(a)
Staff members of the day care facility shall be fully vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus and shall provide proof of such vaccination.
Prince George's County, Md., Code §§ 5-134–5-153 (2026)

Sec. 5-134 through 5-153. ReservedCopy Citation