Regulation .01 Letter of Compliance — General Requirements.
Regulation .01 Letter of Compliance — General Requirements.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Requirement to be Licensed or Hold a Letter of Compliance. A tax-exempt religious organization that operates a nursery school or child care program in a school building used exclusively for children who are enrolled in that school, is required to be licensed under COMAR 13A.16 or to hold a letter of compliance in accordance with the requirements of this subtitle.
B.
General Requirements.
(1)
A letter of compliance:
(a)
Is nontransferable; and
(b)
Remains the property of the office.
(2)
The operator shall surrender the letter of compliance to the office immediately if any of the following occurs or becomes effective:
(a)
The operator closes the facility permanently;
(b)
The letter of compliance is suspended;
(c)
The letter of compliance is revoked;
(d)
The operator has not applied for a continuing letter of compliance before the expiration date of the initial letter of compliance; or
(e)
The letter of compliance expires and an application for a continuing letter of compliance is denied.
C.
The operator may not allow an employee, staff member, substitute, or volunteer to:
(1)
Be assigned to a group of children or have access to a child in care until the individual has successfully passed the child abuse and neglect clearance and a federal or State criminal background check; or
(2)
Be alone with a child or group of children until all checks have been successfully passed.