Section 5-532 - Rules and regulations.
§ 5-532. Rules and regulations.
(a) Required.- The Administration shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out the child welfare services and foster care programs under this subtitle.
(b) Consideration of child support arrearages.- The regulations shall authorize the Administration to:
(1) conduct a background check of child support arrearages on an applicant for foster home approval who is also a biological or adoptive parent; and
(2) consider any child support arrearage in determining whether to approve or disapprove the application.
[An. Code 1957, art. 88A, § 61; 1984, ch. 296, § 2; 1999, ch. 358.]