(a) The Administration shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out the child welfare services and foster care programs under this subtitle.

(b) The regulations shall authorize the Administration to:

(1) conduct a background check of child support arrearages on an applicant for foster home approval who is also a biological or adoptive parent;

(2) consider any child support arrearage in determining whether to approve or disapprove the application; and

(3) notify the appropriate criminal or juvenile delinquency court if the Administration has information indicating that the child’s interests as a victim are not adequately protected in a case before the court.