Section 20-205 - Powers and duties.
§ 20-205. Powers and duties.
(a) Powers.- In addition to the powers and duties set forth elsewhere in this title, the Board in consultation with the Children's Cabinet shall:
(1) Adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle;
(2) Establish standards for the certification of applicants;
(3) Conduct a continuing study and investigation of program administrators and residential child and youth care practitioners to improve:
(i) Certification standards; and
(ii) Procedures for enforcing these standards; and
(4) Devise examinations and adopt investigative procedures to:
(i) Determine whether program administrators and residential child and youth care practitioners meet the standards adopted by the Board; and
(ii) Assure that program administrators and residential child and youth care practitioners continue to meet these standards.
(b) Duties.- In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this title, the Board shall:
(1) Maintain a registry of all program administrators and residential child and youth care practitioners certified by the Board;
(2) Submit an annual report to the Governor and Children's Cabinet;
(3) Adopt a code of ethics that the Board considers appropriate and applicable to the program administrators and residential child and youth care practitioners certified by the Board;
(4) Establish continuing education requirements for the program administrators and the residential child and youth care practitioners certified by the Board;
(5) Adopt an official seal; and
(6) Create committees as it deems appropriate to advise the Board on special issues.
[2004, ch. 438, § 2; 2008, ch. 218.]