Section 5-603 – Payments to Public Housing Authorities
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Delinquent tenant” means a tenant of public housing who is 30 or more days delinquent in paying the tenant’s full monthly rent to a public housing authority. (3) “Public housing” means a dwelling unit owned, leased, or managed by a public housing authority. (4) “Public housing authority” […]
Section 5-604 – Verification of Eligibility for Public Assistance From Financial Institutions
(a) The Department may request and obtain from a fiduciary institution doing business in the State any financial records that the Department determines are necessary to verify or confirm an individual’s eligibility or ineligibility for public assistance. (b) On a showing by an applicant for long–term care Medicaid benefits that the applicant has been unable to obtain […]
Section 5-605 – Acknowledgment of Statement of Conduct That Constitutes Fraud
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Fraud” has the meaning stated in § 8–501 of the Criminal Law Article. (3) “Public assistance” means any assistance described in § 8–503 of the Criminal Law Article. (b) Each applicant for or recipient of public assistance shall: (1) read or have read to the individual a statement […]
Section 5-606 – Duplicate Photo Identification Required
The local department shall place a duplicate photo identification print in the case file of a public assistance recipient whenever a photo identification card is issued to the recipient.
Section 5-607 – Recoupment of Overpayments
(a) The Administration shall make every effort to recoup overpayments made to recipients that the State is authorized to recoup under federal law. (b) The Administration shall establish an administrative procedure, in accordance with federal law, to be followed when the Administration has reason to believe that an overpayment has been made.
Section 5-608 – Federal Funds
The Administration may: (1) accept any federal funds or commodities; (2) manage and dispose of any federal funds or commodities as required by federal law; and (3) apply the federal Social Security Act or any other federal law relating to public assistance to the benefit of the State.
Section 5-5B-03 – Qualifications for Receipt of Assistance
Subject to § 5–5B–04 of this subtitle, an applicant is entitled to assistance under this subtitle if the applicant is: (1) a citizen of the United States or a qualified alien as determined by the Administration; (2) a resident of the State and the jurisdiction served by the local department at the time of application; (3) unemployed; (4) not […]
Section 5-5B-04 – Impairment; Eligibility Period
(a) If an applicant has an impairment that is expected to last at least 12 months, the applicant shall: (1) pursue Supplemental Security Income; and (2) sign an interim payment reimbursement authorization that: (i) gives the Social Security Administration authority to mail the applicant’s payments to the Department or the local department; and (ii) authorizes the Department or local department […]
Section 5-5B-05 – Application
(a) An application for assistance under this subtitle shall be made: (1) to the local department of the county where the applicant resides; and (2) in the form and manner that the Administration requires. (b) An application for assistance under this subtitle shall include a medical form that: (1) contains the name and estimated duration of the applicant’s impairment; and […]
Section 5-5B-06 – Determination of Eligibility
(a) In determining whether an applicant qualifies for assistance under this subtitle, the local department shall evaluate whether the applicant meets the criteria listed under § 5–5B–03 of this subtitle. (b) The local department shall notify the applicant of its determination under subsection (a) of this section.