(a) Term of license and renewal. Each license issued under this Chapter expires one year after issuance. A complete application for renewal must be submitted to the Director at least 60 days before a license expires. If the applicant has timely filed a complete renewal application and the existing license is not suspended or revoked, the existing license remains in effect for up to 90 days after its expiration date, until the Director acts on the application for renewal.
(b) Proof of licensure. The current license must be kept at the group home available for inspection.
(c) Notice of legal proceedings. Each licensee must file a written report with the Director, within 10 days after receiving notice of the initiation of the action, on any civil or criminal action and any action by a state agency to deny, suspend, or revoke any license, brought against the licensee or any employee or volunteer, if the action involves or affects the care of residents or the operation of the group home.
(d) Change of name, ownership, or location. A license must not be transferred from one person to another, from one group home to another, or from one location to another. The licensee must notify the Director before a change in ownership of a group home. Before a change in location, the licensee must notify the Director in writing and apply for a license for the group home at the new location.
(e) Appropriateness of admissions. Each licensee or staff director must determine the appropriateness of a resident for the group home and assure that the resident's needs are identified and met.
(f) Responsibility for compliance. Each licensee is responsible for the overall operation of the group home and for compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
(g) Residents' rights. Each licensee must implement and enforce all residents' rights required by State Regulations for the population served, and must actively support residents who assert those rights.
(h) Discrimination. A group home provider must not discriminate in admitting or providing care to an individual because of the individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, or disability, as defined in Chapter 27.
(i) Resident capacity. A group home must not exceed its licensed resident capacity.
(j) Relative as residents. When a relative of a licensee, or a relative of an employee of the licensee, resides in a group home and receives care and services from staff other than the licensee, with or without compensation, the relative must be considered a resident for purposes of assuring that the care received complies with this Chapter.
(k) Day care or respite care. Day care or respite care must not be provided to a non-resident unless the licensee obtains the appropriate day care or respite care license and zoning approval. In providing this care, a group home must not exceed its licensed resident capacity.
(l) Compliance. The licensee or staff director must comply with all requirements of this Chapter and relevant State and County Regulations.
(1997 L.M.C., ch. 2, § 1; 2019 L.M.C., ch. 26, §1)
Editor’s note—2019 L.M.C., ch. 26, § 2, states: This Act is known as the “Montgomery County CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act.”.)