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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 13A.17.15.06" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="17" chapter_num="15" heading="Emergency Suspension.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The office may suspend a letter of compliance on an emergency basis when it is determined that this action is required to protect the health, safety, or welfare of a child in the facility.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The office shall hand deliver written notice of the emergency suspension to the operator stating:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The regulatory basis for the suspension;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>That the operator shall immediately stop providing child care;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>That the operator is entitled to a hearing before the Office of Administrative Hearings within 7 calendar days of the operator’s request for a hearing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>That the Office of Administrative Hearings shall issue a decision concerning the emergency suspension within 7 calendar days of the hearing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>That if the emergency suspension order is upheld, stoppage of child care at the center shall continue until it is determined that the health, safety, or welfare of a child in the facility is no longer threatened;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>That the suspension may lead to revocation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>That the operator is required to surrender the letter of compliance to the office when the suspension becomes effective.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If unable to hand deliver a written notice to the operator, the Office may send notice by regular and certified mail to the operator’s address.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The office shall notify the parents of the children in care of the emergency suspension.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>