# Family Law (GFL)

## Title 5. Children

### Subtitle 5. Child Care; Foster Care

#### Section 5-554.1

The State Department of Education shall conduct a cross-reference check, including cross-referencing the individual and the individual's address, with the central registry of registrants transmitted weekly by the Department under Sec. 11-713 of the Criminal Procedure Article, of:

(1) an employee, employer, or individual identified in Sec. 5-551(a)(1) or (2) or (b)(5)(i) of this subtitle; and

(2) an individual who provides or agrees to provide informal child care, as defined in child care subsidy regulations adopted under Title 13A of the Code of Maryland Regulations.

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Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)