(a)(1) In this part, “low intensity support services” means a program designed to:
(i) Enable a family to provide for the needs of a child or an adult who is living in the home and has a severe chronic disability that:
1. Is attributable to a physical or mental impairment, other than the sole diagnosis of mental illness, or to a combination of physical and mental impairments; and
2. Is likely to continue indefinitely; or
(ii) Support an adult who is living in the community and has a severe chronic disability that:
1. Is attributable to a physical or mental impairment, other than the sole diagnosis of mental illness, or to a combination of physical and mental impairments; and
2. Is likely to continue indefinitely.
(2) “Low intensity support services” includes the services and items listed in §§ 7-701(d) and 7-706(c) of this subtitle.
In general
(b) There is a Low Intensity Support Services Program in the Administration.
Flexibility of services
(c) Low intensity support services shall be flexible to meet the needs of individuals or families.
Cap on services
(d)(1) The Administration shall establish a cap of no less than $2,000 of low intensity support services per individual per fiscal year to a qualifying individual.
(2) The Administration may waive the cap on low intensity support services provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
Application for services
(e)(1) An individual seeking low intensity support services is not required to:
(i) Submit an application to the Department as provided in § 7-403 of this title; or
(ii) Complete an application for the Medical Assistance Program if the low intensity support services will be provided to a minor.
(2) The Department may develop a simplified application process for low intensity support services.
Availability and allocation of funds
(f) The Administration shall deliver services to an eligible individual seeking low intensity support services dependent on the availability and allocation of funds provided by the Administration.
Credits
Added by Acts 2010, c. 503, § 1, eff. June 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 504, § 1, eff. June 1, 2010. Amended by Acts 2011, c. 65, § 1, eff. April 12, 2011; Acts 2014, c. 59, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2015, c. 13, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015.
MD Code, Health - General, § 7-717, MD HEALTH GEN § 7-717
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
