§ 8–715
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Hum. Servs. § 8-715 (2026)
Title 8. Children, Youth, and Families
Subtitle 7. Residential Child Care Programs -- General Provisions
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(a)
In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)
(1)
“Residential child care program” includes a facility or program that:
(i)
provides a residential environment such as:
(1)
a program with a wilderness or outdoor experience, expedition, or intervention;
(2)
a boot camp experience or other experience designed to simulate characteristics of basic military training for correctional regimes;
(3)
an educational or therapeutic boarding school; or
(4)
a behavioral modification program; and
(ii)
serves children who have a history of diagnosis of:
(1)
an emotional, behavioral, or mental health disorder;
(2)
a substance misuse or use disorder, including alcohol misuse or use disorder; or
(3)
an intellectual, developmental, physical, or sensory disability.
(2)
“Residential child care program” does not include:
(i)
a hospital licensed by the State;
(ii)
a detention facility licensed by the State;
(iii)
a youth correctional facility;
(iv)
a substance abuse treatment facility;
(v)
a foster family home:
(1)
that provides 24–hour substitute care for children placed away from their parents or guardians;
(2)
for which the State child welfare services agency has placement and care responsibility; and
(3)
that is licensed and regulated by the State as a foster family home; or
(vi)
any other secure facility.
(c)
“Youth transportation company” means a business that specializes in transporting a child to a residential child care program.