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§ 8-806. Bylaws

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHuman ServicesEffective: October 1, 2007

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Human Services (Refs & Annos)
Title 8. Children, Youth, and Families (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 8. Residential Child Care Programs--Corporate Responsibility and Governance (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2007
MD Code, Human Services, § 8-806
§ 8-806. Bylaws
A corporation shall adopt written bylaws that require the corporation's board of directors to be responsible for:
(1) overseeing the management and operation of the residential child care program operated by the corporation;
(2) ensuring that the residential child care program operates in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations;
(3) approving the residential child care program's mission statement, long-term goals, policies, procedures, and annual budget;
(4) defining and prohibiting circumstances that would create a financial or personal conflict of interest for members of the board of directors, corporate officers, employees, agents, assigns, and volunteers;
(5) ensuring that the residential child care program responds to all requests from the licensing agency in a timely manner;
(6) approving the residential child care program's service plan and ensuring that services are provided in accordance with the plan;
(7) if the corporation is a nonprofit corporation, reviewing annually whether the corporation is satisfying its charitable mission;
(8) ensuring that the corporation has liability insurance;
(9) requiring that members of the board of directors have training in their responsibilities regarding the governance of the residential child care program; and
(10) establishing committees or member assignments to periodically review as warranted, but not less than annually:
(i) compensation of officers and staff of the corporation and the residential child care program;
(ii) quality of services provided to clients, including all incidents harming or potentially harming clients;
(iii) financial problems and concerns relating to the residential child care program;
(iv) performance of key staff;
(v) nominations of new members of the board of directors; and
(vi) potential conflicts of interest.

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Added by Acts 2007, c. 3, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2007.
MD Code, Human Services, § 8-806, MD HUMAN SERV § 8-806
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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