Section 15-607 – Immunity
(a) This section applies to: (1) A person that donates prescription drugs or medical supplies to the Program; (2) A drop–off site; (3) A repository; (4) The Board; and (5) Pharmacists. (b) For matters related to donating, accepting, disposing of, or dispensing prescription drugs or medical supplies under the Program, a person described in subsection (a) of this section that acts in […]
Section 15-608 – Regulations
(a) On or before January 1, 2007, and in consideration of the recommendations of the Task Force on the Establishment of a Prescription Drug Repository Program, the Board shall adopt regulations governing the Program. (b) The regulations shall include: (1) Categories of drugs that a repository will not accept, including a statement as to why the drug is […]
Section 15-609 – Records and Reports; Inspections
(a) A repository shall: (1) Maintain records of donated prescription drugs and medical supplies; and (2) Submit periodic reports to the Board on its activities. (b) To determine compliance with the requirements of this subtitle, the Board shall: (1) Inspect designated drop–off sites and repositories; (2) Inspect records of donated prescription drugs and medical supplies maintained by the repository; and (3) Beginning […]
Section 15-701 – General Consideration
(a) In this subtitle, “Fund” means the Health Care Coverage Fund. (b) There is a Health Care Coverage Fund. (c) The purpose of the Fund is to: (1) Support health care coverage for individuals and families with low or moderate income; and (2) Subject to subsection (i) of this section, support the provision of health care services in Prince George’s […]
Section 15-403 – Eligibility
(a) To be eligible for the Program, an individual must: (1) Be covered by a long–term care policy that is approved for the Program by the Commissioner under § 15–404 of this subtitle; and (2) Satisfy any other requirement for eligibility established by the Department. (b) Program eligibility may not be denied under this section for policy benefits that […]
Section 15-702 – Assessments for Publicly Owned Specialty Hospitals; Use of Revenues
(a) The Department shall ensure that publicly owned specialty hospitals pay an assessment that is comparable to any uniform assessments imposed by the Health Services Cost Review Commission on specialty hospitals under § 19–214(d) of this article or under Section 16 of Chapter 397 (H.B. 72) of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2011. (b) Revenues […]
Section 15-404 – Qualifying Policy
To qualify under the Program, a long–term care policy shall: (1) Satisfy the requirements of § 1917(b) of the Social Security Act and any applicable federal guidelines; (2) Satisfy the requirements of Title 18 of the Insurance Article; and (3) Alert the purchaser to the availability of consumer information and public education provided by the Commissioner under § […]
Section 15-901 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Independent home care provider” means an individual who: (1) Provides home care services that are directly reimbursed by the State or a fiscal intermediary functioning on behalf of the State, and not by an agency or business that employs employees or refers independent contractors as home […]
Section 15-405 – Calculation of Resources
In determining eligibility for medical assistance, an amount of resources equal to the amount of benefits paid under the long–term care policy shall be excluded from the Department’s calculation of the individual’s resources.
Section 15-902 – Legislative Intent
In according independent home care providers and their representatives rights under this subtitle, it is the intent of the General Assembly that the State action exemption to the application of federal and State antitrust laws be fully available to the extent that the activities of the independent home care providers and their representatives are authorized […]