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MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  15-907 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 15 - Assistance Programs|Subtitle 9 - Collective Bargaining by Independent Home Care Providers|Section 15-907 - Construction of Subtitle

    (a)    This subtitle may not be construed to make independent home care providers employees of the State.    (b)    This subtitle may not be construed in any way to deny program recipients of independent home care services the right to select, direct, and terminate the services of independent home care providers.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  15-1001 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 15 - Assistance Programs|Subtitle 10 - Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program|Section 15-1001 - Definitions [Subtitle Subject to Abrogation]

    // EFFECTIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2024 PER CHAPTERS 462 AND 463 OF 2018 //    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Eligible individual” means an individual who:        (1)    Is a resident of Maryland;        (2)    Is a Medicare beneficiary enrolled in the Medicare Part D Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program or a Medicare Advantage Plan that provides Part D coverage;        (3)    Is not enrolled in a health benefit plan, other than a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan or a Medicare Advantage Plan, that provides prescription drug benefits at the time that the individual applies for enrollment in the Program;        (4)    Has an annual household income at or below 300% of the federal poverty guidelines;        (5)    Is not eligible for a full federal low–income subsidy under 42 C.F.R. § 423.772; and        (6)    Pays the premium, and copayments or coinsurance, for the Program.    (c)    “Enrollee” means an individual enrolled in the Program.    (d)    “Fund” means the Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program Fund established under § 15–1004 of this subtitle.    (e)    “Program” means the Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program established under this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  15-1002 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 15 - Assistance Programs|Subtitle 10 - Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program|Section 15-1002 - Program Established [Subtitle Subject to Abrogation]

    // EFFECTIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2024 PER CHAPTERS 462 AND 463 OF 2018 //    (a)    There is a Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program.    (b)    The purpose of the Program is to provide Medicare Part D beneficiaries, who meet Program eligibility requirements, with a State subsidy.    (c)    The Department shall administer the Program.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  15-1003 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 15 - Assistance Programs|Subtitle 10 - Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program|Section 15-1003 - General Consideration

    // EFFECTIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2024 PER CHAPTERS 462 AND 463 OF 2018 //    (a)    The Program shall:        (1)    Provide a prescription drug benefit subsidy, as determined by the Department, that may pay all or some of the deductibles, coinsurance payments, premiums, and copayments under the federal Medicare Part D Pharmaceutical Assistance Program for enrollees of the Program; and        (2)    Provide the subsidy to the maximum number of individuals eligible for enrollment in the Program, subject to the money available in the Fund.    (b)    The Program may limit payment of any subsidy by paying the subsidy only on behalf of eligible individuals enrolled in a Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan or Medicare Advantage Plan that coordinates with the Program in accordance with federal requirements.    (c)    The Program may annually provide an additional subsidy, up to the full amount of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan premium, for individuals who qualify for a partial federal low–income subsidy.    (d)    The Department shall maintain a waiting list of individuals who meet the eligibility requirements for the Program but who are not served by the Program due to funding limitations.    (e)    The Department shall determine annually:        (1)    The number of individuals to be enrolled in the Program;        (2)    The amount of subsidy to be provided under subsection (a) of this section; and        (3)    The amount of any additional subsidy provided under subsection (c) of this section.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  15-1004 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 15 - Assistance Programs|Subtitle 10 - Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program|Section 15-1004 - Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program Fund

    // EFFECTIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2024 PER CHAPTERS 462 AND 463 OF 2018 //    (a)    There is a Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program Fund.    (b)    The purpose of the Fund is to support the administration, operation, and activities of the Program.    (c)    The Department shall administer the Fund.    (d)    (1)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.    (e)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    Money transferred to the Fund by a nonprofit health service plan under § 14–106(d) of the Insurance Article;        (2)    Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;        (3)    Interest earnings of the Fund; and        (4)    Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.    (f)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Fund may be used only for the administration, operation, and activities of the Program.        (2)    For fiscal year 2018 only, excess funds not required for the administration, operation, and activities of the Program may be used only to subsidize:            (i)    The Kidney Disease Program under Title 13, Subtitle 3 of this article; or            (ii)    The provision of mental health services to the uninsured under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of this article.    (g)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.        (2)    Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.    (h)    (1)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.        (2)    The Program shall have its own program code within the State budget.    (i)    (1)    Beginning July 1, 2016, and quarterly thereafter, the nonprofit health service plan required to subsidize the Program under § 14–106(d) of the Insurance Article shall deposit to the Fund the amount that is necessary to operate and administer the Program for the following quarter.        (2)    The amount deposited shall be determined by the Department based on enrollment, expenditures, and revenue for the previous year.        (3)    The amount required by the Department under paragraph (2) of this subsection may not exceed the amounts specified in § 14–106(e) of the Insurance Article.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  15-1005 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 15 - Assistance Programs|Subtitle 10 - Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program|Section 15-1005 - Report; Regulations [Subtitle Subject to Abrogation]

    // EFFECTIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2024 PER CHAPTERS 462 AND 463 OF 2018 //    (a)    On or before June 30 of each year, the Department shall submit a report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly that includes a summary of Program activities for the year and any recommendations for consideration by the General Assembly.    (b)    (1)    The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.        (2)    The Department may adopt regulations that require an insurance producer to receive training about the Program before the insurance producer may market the Program or assist a Medicare beneficiary to enroll in the Program.        (3)    Subject to § 10–116(d) of the Insurance Article, training received under paragraph (2) of this subsection qualifies as continuing education under § 10–116(a) of the Insurance Article.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  15-1006 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 15 - Assistance Programs|Subtitle 10 - Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program|Section 15-1006 - Outreach Materials; Publication; Application Assistance [Subtitle Subject to Abrogation]

    // EFFECTIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2024 PER CHAPTERS 462 AND 463 OF 2018 //    (a)    For the purpose of maximizing participation in the Program, the Department may develop outreach materials for distribution to eligible individuals.    (b)    The Department shall publicize the existence and eligibility requirements of the Program through the following entities:        (1)    The Department of Aging;        (2)    Local health departments;        (3)    Continuing care retirement communities;        (4)    Places of worship;        (5)    Civic organizations;        (6)    Community pharmacies; and        (7)    Any other entity that the Department determines appropriate.    (c)    The Department of Aging, through its Senior Health Insurance Program, shall:        (1)    Assist eligible individuals in applying for coverage under the Program; and        (2)    Provide notice of the Program and its eligibility requirements to potentially eligible individuals who seek health insurance counseling services through the Department of Aging.    (d)    The Department shall develop a mail–in application for the Program.    (e)    Any outreach performed by the Department on behalf of the Program shall be funded through the Fund.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Legislative Policy|Section 16-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    (1)    As to a recipient of services under the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Law, a word used in this title has the same meaning as is indicated by a definition of the word in § 7–101 of this article.        (2)    As to a recipient of services under the Maryland Mental Health Law, a word used in this title has the same meaning as is indicated by a definition of the word in § 7.5–101 or § 10–101 of this article.    (c)    “Chargeable person” means:        (1)    Any responsible relative;        (2)    Except for a recipient of services, any other person who is legally responsible for the care of the individual; and        (3)    Any person who maintains a policy of health insurance under which a recipient of services is insured.    (d)    (1)    “Cost of care” means the cost of care, maintenance, treatment, and support of a recipient of services.        (2)    “Cost of care” includes the cost of:            (i)    An evaluation of an individual required under the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Law; and            (ii)    Any juvenile screening or treatment service provided to an individual under § 9–227(b)(1)(ii) of the Human Services Article.    (e)    (1)    “Recipient of services” means an individual who receives care, maintenance, treatment, or support in a facility or program that is operated or funded wholly or partly by the Department.        (2)    “Recipient of services” includes:            (i)    An individual in a public facility under the Maryland Mental Health Law;            (ii)    An individual in a facility for an evaluation required under the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Law;            (iii)    An individual in a residential, public facility or a facility from which this State obtains residential care under the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Law;            (iv)    An individual to whom juvenile screening or treatment services are provided under § 9–227(b)(1)(ii) of the Human Services Article; and            (v)    An individual in a private therapeutic group home from which this State obtains residential care under the Maryland Mental Health Law.    (f)    “Responsible relative” means:        (1)    The spouse of a recipient of services; and        (2)    The parents of a recipient of services who is a minor.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Legislative Policy|Section 16-102 - Responsibility for Cost of Care

    (a)    It is the policy of this State to obligate each recipient of services and, to the extent provided in this title, those legally responsible for the recipient to pay, if financially able, for the cost of care that is received by the recipient of services. Unless otherwise provided by statute, the recipient of services and the chargeable person shall be responsible for payment regardless of whether the recipient of services was admitted voluntarily, involuntarily, or by court order. If the recipient of services is involuntarily admitted to a public facility and released after evaluation, for failure to meet the standards for involuntary commitment, the recipient of services or chargeable person shall not be responsible for the cost of care.    (b)    The total cost of care of each recipient of services is, in the first instance, the responsibility of the recipient of services and, as provided in this title, the chargeable person. Any uncollectible costs for services provided to the recipient shall become the responsibility of this State.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 16-201 - Establishment of Charges for Services

    (a)    The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations that set charges for services that the Department provides for the physically ill, aged, mentally disordered, intellectually disabled, and developmentally disabled and other recipients of services in or through State–operated:        (1)    Clinics;        (2)    Day care, day treatment, and day hospital care;        (3)    Group homes and small residential homes;        (4)    Inpatient care in regional and State hospitals and centers; and        (5)    Inpatient and outpatient care of any other kind.    (b)    (1)    The Secretary shall require political subdivisions and grantees to set, subject to approval and modifications of the Secretary, charges for services that are provided by the political subdivisions or grantees and that are supported wholly or partly by State or federal funds administered by the Department.        (2)    If a health officer for a political subdivision considers it to be in the best interest of public health, the health officer may waive a charge set under this subsection.    (c)    Charges for services shall be set at least annually.    (d)    If the Secretary considers it to be in the best interest of the public health, the Secretary may designate specific services for which a charge may not be made.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-201.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 16-201.1 - Services and Ability-to-Pay Schedule for Local Health Agency Prenatal and Infant Care Services

    (a)    The Secretary shall make an assessment of the Department’s health care services and ability-to-pay schedule for prenatal and infant care services offered through local health agencies.    (b)    The assessment shall include the following:        (1)    The availability of efficient health care services and providers;        (2)    The identification of health care services that are not available;        (3)    Access to health care;        (4)    The need for specific health care;        (5)    An evaluation of alternative means of providing health care services; and        (6)    Financial and manpower resources required and available.    (c)    An applicant for services under this section shall receive:        (1)    A personal financial consultation without charge to assess the applicant’s ability to pay for health care offered through local health agencies; and        (2)    Notification of the right to obtain services offered through local health agencies regardless of ability to pay.    (d)    (1)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.        (2)    Local health agencies shall implement uniform procedures to notify and consult potential prenatal and infant care services recipients.        (3)    Reduced rates for recipients of services shall be applied fairly and uniformly, and according to the sliding fee scale developed by the Department.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-201.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 16-201.2 - Cost-of-Living Adjustment

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Community developmental disabilities services provider” means a community–based developmental disabilities program licensed by the Department.        (3)    “Community mental health services provider” means a community–based mental health program approved by the Department or an individual practitioner who contracts with the Department or the appropriate core service agency or local behavioral health authority.        (4)    “Core service agency” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.        (5)    “Eligible individual” means a Medicaid recipient or an individual who receives developmental disabilities services or mental health services subsidized in whole or in part by the State.        (6)    “Local behavioral health authority” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.    (b)    Notwithstanding the provisions of this subtitle, the Department shall reimburse a community developmental disabilities services provider or a community mental health services provider for approved services rendered to an eligible individual as provided in this section.    (c)    (1)    Subject to the limitations of the State budget, beginning in fiscal year 2008 and in each fiscal year thereafter, the Department shall adjust for inflation the fees paid to a community developmental disabilities services provider and a community mental health services provider for approved services rendered to an eligible individual using the update factor recommended by the Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission.        (2)    Annual adjustments shall be funded with due regard to the expenditures necessary to meet the needs of individuals receiving services.        (3)    The annual rate of change for the fees may not exceed a maximum rate of 5%.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 16-202 - Determination of Financial Ability to Pay; Use and Confidentiality of Financial Information and Medical or Psychological Diagnoses

    (a)    To determine the ability to pay for the cost of care of a recipient of services, the Department shall investigate the financial condition of:        (1)    The recipient of services; and        (2)    Each chargeable person to the extent that the recipient of services is unable to pay this cost of care.    (b)    In determining the financial condition of persons under this section, public assistance payments shall be taken into consideration as financial resources.    (c)    (1)    In its investigations, the Department may require the recipient of services, any chargeable person, and any other person to submit reports to the Department on the forms that the Department provides.        (2)    If any person refuses or otherwise fails to file a required report, on petition of the Department, the circuit court for the county where the person resides or does business may compel the filing of the report.    (d)    (1)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department or its designated financial agent may obtain and use financial information and, if and when necessary, a summary of medical and psychological diagnoses regarding a recipient of services if the obtaining and use of this information is connected to the Department’s billing and collection functions under this subtitle. The Department shall obtain a release from the recipient of services or a chargeable person to secure information from a financial institution.        (2)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, all information obtained by the Department or its designated agent under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be treated as confidential.            (ii)    If the financial information is connected to the treatment or care of a recipient of services under this subtitle, the Department or its designated financial agent may disclose the financial information obtained under paragraph (1) of this subsection to a designated clinical representative of a facility.    (e)    As to services that are provided by a political subdivision or grantee, the Department may delegate to the political subdivision or grantee the investigation of financial condition and the determination and collection of the amount payable. However, the political subdivision or grantee shall follow each law and each rule and regulation of the Department that relates to the investigation and determination.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 16-205 - Alternative Requirements

    Instead of the requirements of this subtitle, the Department may accept those requirements that are set out in the Maryland Medical Assistance Plan or the federal laws and regulations under Title XIX of the Social Security Act and that govern the investigation of financial condition, standards of eligibility, and legal responsibility of recipients of services, their responsible relatives, legal representatives and estates, or other chargeable persons.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 16-206 - Juvenile Services

    (a)    For juvenile screening and treatment services that a unit of the Department provides under § 9–227(b)(1)(ii) of the Human Services Article, the Department shall bill and collect the cost of care as provided in this subtitle and as if the recipient of services were not a ward of this State.    (b)    The Department of Juvenile Services shall pay for juvenile screening and treatment services that any person other than the Department provides under § 9–227(b)(1)(ii) of the Human Services Article. However, the Department later shall bill and collect this cost of care as provided in this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 16-207 - Public Health and Clinical Laboratory Services

    The Department shall bill and collect the fee for a service of a public health and clinical laboratory as provided in this subtitle.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 16-208 - Uniformity of Enforcement

    As far as practical, the rules and regulations enforcing this subtitle shall be applied uniformly to all individuals who receive services under programs that either are operated by the Department or supported wholly or partly by State or federal funds administered by the Department.
MD. Health - General Code Ann. §  16-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health - General|Title 16 - Reimbursements and Collections|Subtitle 3 - Special Provisions as to Mental Hygiene|Section 16-301 - Applicability of Subtitle 2

    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, Subtitle 2 of this title applies to a recipient of services under the Maryland Mental Hygiene Law.