§ 15-109. Allowable income levels
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: April 14, 2009
Effective: April 14, 2009
MD Code, Health - General, § 15-109
§ 15-109. Allowable income levels
(a) An individual is not ineligible under the Program solely because Social Security benefits received by the individual are increased, unless:
(b) Except as provided in § 15-103(a)(2)(ii) of this subtitle, to determine eligibility under the Program, the Department annually shall set the allowable yearly income levels in amounts at least equal to the following:
(c) This section is effective only to the extent that its provisions do not conflict with federal requirements for the administration of the Program in this State.
(d) As a condition of eligibility for medical assistance, a recipient is deemed to have assigned to the Secretary of Health or the Secretary's designee any rights to payment for medical care services from any third party who has the legal liability to make payments for those services, to the extent of any payments made by the Department on behalf of the recipient.
(e)(1) Each resident of a nursing home who is a recipient of medical assistance shall receive a personal needs allowance.
(i) If on or before June 30, 2002, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approve the Department's application for an amendment to the State's existing § 1115 demonstration waiver necessary to implement the Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program established under § 15-124.1 of this subtitle:
3. Beginning July 1, 2005, adjusted annually by an amount not exceeding 5% to reflect the percentage by which benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased by the federal government to reflect changes in the cost of living, as that percentage change is reported in the Federal Register in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1)(D); or
(ii) If on or before June 30, 2002, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services do not approve the Department's application for an amendment to the State's existing § 1115 demonstration waiver necessary to implement the Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program established under § 15-124.1 of this subtitle:
3. Beginning July 1, 2005, adjusted annually by an amount not exceeding 5% to reflect the percentage by which benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased by the federal government to reflect changes in the cost of living, as that percentage change is reported in the Federal Register in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1)(D).
Credits
Added by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 303, § 1, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 1987, c. 286, § 1, eff. July 1, 1987; Acts 1992, c. 628, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 1994, c. 113, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 2002, c. 292, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Acts 2002, c. 293, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2009, c. 60, § 5, eff. April 14, 2009; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6.
Formerly Art. 43, § 42H.
MD Code, Health - General, § 15-109, MD HEALTH GEN § 15-109
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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