Section 15-138 – Employed Persons With Disabilities Program
(a) To the extent that funding is available in the State budget, the Maryland Department of Health shall implement the Employed Persons with Disabilities Program by July 1, 2005. (b) The purpose of the Employed Persons with Disabilities Program is to encourage individuals with disabilities to seek or maintain employment. (c) (1) The Secretary shall adopt regulations that develop […]
Section 15-139 – Amendment of State Medical Assistance Program to Receive Federal Matching Funds
(a) On or before December 1, 2003, the Department shall submit an application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to amend the State Medical Assistance Program to allow the Department to receive federal matching funds for part of the nonroom–and–board portion of the costs of all eligible residential care that are related to the […]
Section 15-140 – State Plan Amendment to the Family Planning Program
The Department shall apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a State plan amendment to the Family Planning Program that: (1) Provides, subject to the limitations of the State budget, family planning services to an individual whose individual income is at or below 250% of the poverty level, as allowed by federal law; […]
Section 15-141 – Pilot Program to Provide Limited Dental Coverage to Adult Maryland Medical Assistance Program Recipients
(a) On or before September 1, 2018, the Department shall apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for an amendment to the State’s § 1115 HealthChoice Demonstration waiver to implement a pilot program to provide limited dental coverage to adult Program recipients. (b) If the amendment is approved under subsection (a) of this section, the […]
Section 15-141.1 – Collaborative Care Pilot Program
// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2024 PER CHAPTERS 683 AND 684 OF 2018 // (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Collaborative Care Model” means an evidence–based approach for integrating somatic and behavioral health services in primary care settings that includes: (i) Care coordination and management; (ii) Regular, proactive outcome monitoring and treatment for […]
Section 15-141.2 – Telehealth Defined — Pilot Program — Outcome Data — Reports Required
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Distant site” means a site at which the distant site health care provider is located at the time the health care service is provided through telehealth. (3) “Distant site provider” means the health care provider who provides medically necessary services to a patient at an originating […]
Section 15-142 – Fair Share Health Care Fund
(a) In this section, “Fund” means the Fair Share Health Care Fund. (b) There is a Fair Share Health Care Fund. (c) The purpose of the Fund is to support the operations of the Program. (d) (1) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. (2) The Treasurer […]
Section 15-143 – Legal Immigrants — Pregnant Women and Children
The Governor shall include in the budget bill for fiscal year 2008 at least $3,000,000 in General Fund State support for an immigrant health initiative to provide health care services for all legal immigrant children under the age of 18 years and pregnant women who meet program eligibility standards and arrived in the United States […]
Section 15-145 – Information From and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers
(a) In this section, “carrier” means: (1) A health insurer; (2) A nonprofit health service plan; (3) A health maintenance organization; (4) A dental plan organization; and (5) Any other person included as a third party in § 1902(a)(25)(A) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. (b) (1) A carrier shall provide, at the request […]
Section 15-146 – Report — Change to Medical Eligibility for Nursing Facility Level of Care
(a) In this section, “home– and community–based waiver services” includes services provided under the Living at Home Waiver, the Older Adults Waiver, and the Medical Day Care Waiver. (b) At least 90 days prior to making any change to medical eligibility for Program long–term care services, including nursing facility services, home– and community–based waiver services, and other […]