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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 07.02.25.09" title_num="07" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="25" heading="Denial of License.">
  <text>The local department may deny an application if:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The applicant, a household member, or the home in which the child in care will be placed fails to meet the requirements of this chapter;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The local department’s evaluation of the application materials reveals that the applicant knowingly reported false information;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The local department, another department, or a private child placement agency has previously denied or revoked a license of the applicant as a resource home, kinship home, or adoptive resource unless the local department is satisfied that the condition that was the basis for the denial or revocation has been corrected;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The applicant prevents the local department from completing its responsibilities for licensure;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>An evaluation of criminal records or child abuse or neglect records of the applicant or a household member indicates behavior harmful to a child in care; or</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Based on substantial, credible evidence, the local department concludes that the applicant cannot provide for the health, safety, or welfare of the children in care because of abuse of alcohol or other controlled dangerous substances, mental health concerns, or any other condition that creates reasonable doubt as to the applicant's ability to provide foster care.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>