# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 16 — Child Care Centers

### Chapter 07 — Child Protection

#### Regulation .05 Authorized Release.

*COMAR 13A.16.07.05*

An operator shall ensure that a staff member release a child only to the child's parent or to another individual, if directed by the parent, whose identity is verified. If the parent or identified individual is not available due to death, illness, emergency, or any other cause, or if requested by a Child Protective Services worker, the child may be released to Child Protective Services.