(a) The General Assembly intends that:
(1) all children whose care is the responsibility of the State shall have similar protection for their health, their safety, and the quality of their care; and
(2) the regulations of State units that are charged with child care shall be comparable.
(b) The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out §§ 9-235 and 9-236 of this subtitle.
(c) A child care home or child care institution may not be required to obtain a license from more than one State unit.
(d) A State unit authorized to license child care homes or child care institutions may make a cooperative licensing arrangement with another State unit.