Maryland HB570 allows foster care applicants to apply in their county or an adjacent county and requires local departments to report quarterly to the.

Maryland HB570 modifies foster care application rules by allowing individuals to apply to be foster parents in the county where they reside or in an adjacent county. It prohibits local departments from denying applications based on the applicant's county of residence if they live in the same county or an adjacent county to where the local department is located. The bill also mandates that local departments submit quarterly reports to the State Department of Human Services detailing the number of children waiting to be placed in foster care.

Maryland HB570 allows foster care applicants to apply in their county or an adjacent county and requires local departments to report quarterly to the.

Maryland HB570 modifies foster care application rules by allowing individuals to apply to be foster parents in the county where they reside or in an adjacent county. It prohibits local departments from denying applications based on the applicant's county of residence if they live in the same county or an adjacent county to where the local department is located. The bill also mandates that local departments submit quarterly reports to the State Department of Human Services detailing the number of children waiting to be placed in foster care.