§ 5-501. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily LawEffective: October 1, 2019
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-501
§ 5-501. Definitions
(b) “Administration” means:
(c) “Foster care” means continuous 24-hour care and supportive services provided for a minor child placed by a child placement agency in an approved family home.
(d) “Group care” means continuous 24-hour care and supportive services provided for a minor child placed in a licensed group facility.
(e) “Kinship care” means continuous 24-hour care and supportive services provided for a minor child placed by a child placement agency in the home of a kinship parent or kinship caregiver, as those terms are defined in § 5-534 of this subtitle.
(g) “Local board” means a local citizen board of review for children in out-of-home care.
(h) “Out-of-home care” means:
(i) “Out-of-home placement” means placement of a child into foster care, kinship care, group care, or residential treatment care.
(j) “Residential educational facility” means:
(k) “Residential treatment care” means continuous 24-hour care and supportive services for a minor child placed in a facility that provides formal programs of basic care, social work, and health care services.
(m) “Voluntary placement agreement” means a binding, written agreement that:
Credits
Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 456, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1989, c. 514, § 2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1991, c. 341, § 1, eff. July 1, 1991; Acts 1992, c. 302, § 1, eff. Oct.1, 1992; Acts 1998, c. 539, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 1999, c. 539, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 1999, c. 540, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2000, c. 61, § 1, eff. April 25, 2000; Acts 2002, c. 19, § 1, eff. April 9, 2002; Acts 2003, c. 250, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Acts 2004, c. 536, § 1, eff. June 1, 2004; Acts 2005, c. 464, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2007, c. 153, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2008, c. 158, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2009, c. 247, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 248, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2011, c. 564, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012; Acts 2013, c. 22, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2016, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2016, c. 183, §§ 1, 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 184, §§ 1, 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 185, § 4, eff. June 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6; Acts 2019, c. 77, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 78, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
Formerly Art. 88A, §§ 32E, 114.
MD Code, Family Law, § 5-501, MD FAMILY § 5-501
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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