(a) The General Assembly intends that: (1) all children whose care is the responsibility of the State shall have similar protection for their health, their safety, and the quality of their care; and (2) the regulations of State units that are charged with child care shall be comparable. (b) The Department shall adopt regulations: (1) to carry out §§ 9-235 and 9-236 of this subtitle; and (2) that require each juvenile care facility to: (i) 1. establish and implement a safety plan for the safety of juveniles under the care of the facility; or 2. implement a safety or emergency plan established for the facility for another purpose; and (ii) revise the safety plan not less than every 5 years. (c) A child care home or child care institution may not be required to obtain a license from more than one State unit. (d) A State unit authorized to license child care homes or child care institutions may make a cooperative licensing arrangement with another State unit.
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