The provider may not permit a child to remain in care for more than 14 hours in any 24-hour period on a regular basis without prior approval from the office. A provider may not offer overnight care without prior written approval from the office. A provider who wishes to provide overnight care shall: Submit to the office a written plan of operation that includes: The number and ages of children to be served; A meal and snack schedule; The name of the overnight care substitute, if different from the daytime care substitute; A child supervision plan; A bedtime routine; and An evacuation plan for each room where a child in care will sleep; and Obtain the written approval of each child's parent for the child's sleeping arrangements. A provider may enroll a child for care at the home only if the child's age group is approved for care, as indicated on the provider's current certificate of registration. The number of children present in care at any one time may not exceed the child capacity number stated on the certificate of registration. Care may not be provided at any one time to more than two children younger than 2 years old unless approved by the office. Whenever more than two children younger than 2 years old are present in care, an additional adult shall be present who has met the applicable requirements of COMAR 13A.15.06.04. The maximum total capacity of a family child care home may not exceed eight children, of whom not more than four may be younger than 2 years old. The office: Shall count as a child in care a resident who is younger than 6 years old; and May count as a child in care a child who is visiting the home if the child: Is younger than 8 years old and unaccompanied by an adult; or Cannot be sent home immediately. Upon determining that any of the following is unsuitable for the home, the office may restrict or reduce the provider's approved: Hours of care; Child care age groups; or Child capacity. The office may base a restriction or reduction under §A of this regulation on any of the following factors: Space available, indoors or outdoors; Equipment available; Number and ages of residents in the home; Responsibility of the provider to care for another individual who may require special attention or care, including, but not limited to, an elderly resident or a child with a serious physical, emotional, or behavioral condition; Applicable fire, zoning, health, environmental, or other codes; Failure by a provider approved for a capacity of up to four children younger than 2 years old to meet the infant-toddler training requirement specified at COMAR 13A.15.06.02E; or Other factors the office determines may cause a risk to a child's health, safety, or welfare. A provider may appeal a restriction or reduction pursuant to §A of this regulation by filing a request for hearing: Not later than 20 calendar days after the notification of the office's action; or In the case of an emergency reduction in capacity, not later than 30 calendar days after the notification by the office of its decision to immediately reduce the number of children in care. Education Article, §§9.5-301—9.5-308, 9.5-310—9.5-312, 9.5-320, and 9.5-321;General Provisions Article, §4-333; Human Services Article, §1-202; Annotated Code of MarylandAgency Note: Federal Statutory Reference — Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq.);Pro-Children Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. §6081 et seq.);Child Care Development Block Grant (45 CFR Parts 98 and 99 and 42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.);Social Security Act §418 (42 U.S.C. 618) Effective date: October 20, 2008 (35:21 Md. R. 1826) Regulation .04B amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 618) Regulation .04B, C amended effective January 13, 2020 (47:1 Md. R. 12)