§ 5-314. Temporary cash assistance--Adult or minor parent substance abuse treatment
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHuman ServicesEffective: July 1, 2014
Effective: July 1, 2014
MD Code, Human Services, § 5-314
§ 5-314. Temporary cash assistance--Adult or minor parent substance abuse treatment
(a) In this section, “addictions specialist” means an addictions specialist who is located on-site at a local department.
(b)(1) An addictions specialist shall assess the need of any adult or minor parent applicant or recipient for substance abuse treatment:
(c)(1) If the screening performed by the addictions specialist reveals that an applicant or recipient has a substance abuse problem, the addictions specialist shall:
(d) An adult or minor parent applicant or recipient who complies with the substance abuse treatment requirements of the FIP:
(e) An adult or minor parent applicant or recipient is not in compliance with FIP requirements if the FIP case manager receives notice from the addictions specialist that the applicant or recipient:
(f) After the FIP case manager receives a notice under subsection (e) of this section, the local department shall:
(g) After the FIP case manager receives a notice under subsection (e) of this section, the local department shall send a notice to the adult or minor parent recipient that:
(h)(1) The local department shall reduce the temporary cash assistance benefits of an adult or minor parent recipient and pay the remainder of the cash benefits to a third party payee or a compliant adult recipient as described in subsection (g) of this section, if:
(2) The local department shall continue to make temporary cash assistance benefits payments to a third party payee or a compliant adult recipient until the local department receives notice from the addictions specialist that the recipient is actively enrolled, as defined by the Department, in the appropriate substance use disorder treatment indicated by the addictions specialist.
(i) The local department may not deny an adult or minor parent applicant's temporary cash assistance benefit or reduce an adult or minor parent recipient's temporary cash assistance benefit as described under subsections (f) and (g) of this section, if the applicant or recipient:
(j) The denial or reduction of temporary cash assistance under this section does not affect an adult or minor parent applicant or recipient's eligibility for medical assistance and food stamps, as long as the applicant or recipient meets the medical assistance and food stamp program requirements.
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Added by Acts 2007, c. 3, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2007. Amended by Acts 2014, c. 460, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014.
MD Code, Human Services, § 5-314, MD HUMAN SERV § 5-314
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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