Section 9-234 - Juvenile care facilities - In general(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; or2. 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.Amended by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 513, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2022.