# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 17 — Child Care — Letters of Compliance

### Chapter 15 — Inspections, Complaints, and Enforcement

#### Regulation .04 Intermediate Sanctions.

*COMAR 13A.17.15.04*

A. Upon a determination that an operator has violated the regulations of this subtitle, placing the health, safety, or welfare of children in care at risk, the office may:

  (1) Restrict the ages or number of new children enrolled;

  (2) Reduce the number of children in care;

  (3) Require the operator or facility staff to participate in training in a specified content area;

  (4) Increase the frequency of monitoring of the facility during a specified period of time;

  (5) Enter into an agreement with the operator detailing requirements for remedying violations and achieving compliance; and

  (6) Notify, or require the operator to notify, a parent of a child who may be affected by the situation for which an intermediate sanction has been imposed.

B. If the office determines that an operator has violated a condition or requirement of a sanction, the office may suspend or revoke the letter of compliance.