Maryland Code, Education § 9.5-303.1

(a) This subtitle does not apply to a family child care home or large family child care home that:

(b) The U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard, or their agents, including an installation commander of a military base on which a family child care home or large family child care home is located, may assume responsibility for approving or determining which children may be served by the family child care homes and large family child care homes that are exempt from this subtitle.