07.05.01 – License for Private Child Placement Agencies & 07.05.02 – Private Foster Care

These COMAR amendments are being proposed to bring Maryland into compliance with the Social Security Act’s Title IV-E requirement that convictions for crimes of violence disqualify prospective foster parents from being certified as foster parents by private child placement agencies.

Please send public comments to DHS.governmentaffairs@maryland.gov. To mail public comments, please send them to 25 S Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. To reach the Office of Government Affairs by phone, please call (443) 610-5619.