Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 3 › Subtitle 18 - HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) INFECTION AND ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) › Chapter 10.18.01 - Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program: Temporary Assistance Program › Section 10.18.01.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
				  (AIDS)" means the medical condition caused by the Human Immunodeficiency
				  Virus.
(2) "Agent" means a case
				  manager, licensed social worker, registered nurse, or any other related
				  professional that assists an individual in submitting an application to the
				  Temporary Assistance Program.
(3)
				  "Applicant" means an individual on whose behalf an application has been
				  submitted to the Temporary Assistance Program and whose eligibility status for
				  the Temporary Assistance Program has not yet been determined.
(4) "Department" means the Department of
				  Health and Mental Hygiene.
(5)
				  "Drug" means an article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation,
				  treatment, or prevention of disease licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug
				  Administration, and covered by the Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program as
				  specified in COMAR 10.18.06.04.
(6) "Enrollment period" means the period of
				  time a recipient may receive Temporary Assistance Program benefits.
(7) "Health care practitioner" means any
				  individual licensed to prescribe U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved
				  drugs or other products in the state in which they practice.
(8) "Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)"
				  means the virus that causes AIDS.
(9) "Low-Income Subsidy (LIS)" means the
				  federal program available under the Medicare Part D prescription drug program
				  and Medicare advantage plans that assists persons who have limited income to
				  pay for the cost of premiums, deductibles, and copayments.
(10) "Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program
				  (MADAP)" means the program administered by the Department that provides
				  services specified in COMAR
				  10.18.06.04 for enrolled
				  recipients.
(11) "Medical
				  Assistance" has the meaning specified in COMAR 10.09.24.02.
(12) "Open formulary" means all U.S. Food and
				  Drug Administration-approved prescription medications and related devices that
				  are not on the list of excluded drugs and other products maintained by the
				  Department per COMAR
				  10.18.06.04-1.
(13) "Recipient" means an individual who is
				  enrolled in the Temporary Assistance Program.
(14) "Resident" means an individual:
(a) Who is living in the State voluntarily
				  with the intention of making it that individual's home and not for a temporary
				  purpose; and
(b) For whom any
				  temporary absence from the State is coupled with an intent to return so as not
				  to interrupt the continuity of residence.
(15) "Temporary Assistance Program (TAP)"
				  means the program administered by the Department that provides short term MADAP
				  services as specified in Regulation .05 of this chapter for low income eligible
				  individuals.