# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 7. Developmental Disabilities Law

### Subtitle 6. Community-Based Residential Programs

#### Section 7-610

(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. Sec.Sec. 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; or

      (2) Implement a safety or emergency plan established for the private group home for another purpose.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)