§ 13-314. State payment for kidney disease treatment
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MD Code, Health - General, § 13-314
§ 13-314. State payment for kidney disease treatment
(a) This State shall pay the incurred cost of all treatment related to kidney disease that a certified patient is given, for any cause, on or after the date of certification of that patient, if the treatment is given in:
(b) The State shall pay the incurred cost of all approved hospital services provided in any Maryland hospital, other than routine chronic maintenance dialysis, which a certified patient may require as a direct result of end stage renal disease.
(c) The State shall pay the incurred costs of all prescription drugs and other pharmaceutical products that are determined to be medically necessary by the recipient's physician for treatment related to kidney disease in accordance with rates established by the Department.
(d) The Secretary may not pay for any treatment that an individual receives at a facility or program that is not certified or otherwise approved.
(e)(1) Except for an invoice submitted to a Medicare intermediary or any other insurance provider, the Secretary may not make any payment for an invoice that the Secretary receives more than 6 months after the dates of the services given.
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Added as Health-General § 13-311 by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Renumbered as Health-General § 13-314 and amended by Acts 1991, c. 439, § 1, eff. May 14, 1991. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1994, c. 429, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994.
Formerly Art. 43, §§ 785, 788, 789.
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-314, MD HEALTH GEN § 13-314
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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