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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".20" citation="COMAR 07.05.01.20" title_num="07" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="01" heading="Revocation.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>OLM may revoke an agency’s license for a violation of regulations in this chapter or COMAR 07.02.21, 07.05.02, 07.05.03, or 07.05.04</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Except as provided in Regulation .23C of this chapter, revocation of an agency license requires that the agency cease all services and that OLM notify the children’s placing agencies of the revocation and the need to remove the children from the agency’s care.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Except as set forth in Regulation .21 of this chapter, OLM shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Provide the agency notice of violations of this chapter or COMAR 07.02.21, 07.05.02, 07.05.03, or 07.05.04 and an opportunity to correct such violations in accordance with Regulations .18 and .19 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the agency fails to correct the violations satisfactorily in accordance with Regulation .18 or 19 of this chapter, OLM shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Revoke the agency’s license;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Notify the agency of the revocation, including:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The effective date of the revocation,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The applicable violations of regulations and the nature of the violations, and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>A description of the agency’s right to an appeal hearing; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Notify the parties listed in Regulation .19(D)(2)(c) of the revocation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Once an agency’s license has been revoked, the license may not be restored unless there has been a resolution favorable to the agency.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>