Page 12

COMAR 10.09.24.01-.16 1612 State of Maryland Medical Assistance Manual Revised July 2012

.03 Coverage Groups

A. The following persons are eligible without having to file a separate application and are covered as Categorically Needy: (1) A person receiving AFDC, SSI, Mandatory State Supplement, or Optional State Supplement; (2) A pregnant woman who has been denied AFDC solely because she is not in her last trimester of pregnancy;

(3) A family which has been denied AFDC solely because the amount of the payment would be less than $10;

(4) A family terminated from AFDC because of increased earnings or hours of employment as described under § B of this regulation.

B. Extended Assistance.

(1) Initial 6-Month Extension. If a family loses AFDC solely because of increased income from, or increased hours of, employment of the caretaker relative as defined under Regulation .02B(11) of this chapter, or because of the discontinuance of the 4-month earned income disregards described under COMAR 07.03.02.06, Medical Assistance shall be provided to all members of the family during the immediately succeeding 6-month period if the family received AFDC in 3 or more months of the 6-month period immediately preceding the month in which it became ineligible for AFDC.

(2) Termination of Extension.

loading…

Page 12

Official source

COMAR 10.09.24.01-.16 1612 State of Maryland Medical Assistance Manual Revised July 2012

.03 Coverage Groups

A. The following persons are eligible without having to file a separate application and are covered as Categorically Needy: (1) A person receiving AFDC, SSI, Mandatory State Supplement, or Optional State Supplement; (2) A pregnant woman who has been denied AFDC solely because she is not in her last trimester of pregnancy;

(3) A family which has been denied AFDC solely because the amount of the payment would be less than $10;

(4) A family terminated from AFDC because of increased earnings or hours of employment as described under § B of this regulation.

B. Extended Assistance.

(1) Initial 6-Month Extension. If a family loses AFDC solely because of increased income from, or increased hours of, employment of the caretaker relative as defined under Regulation .02B(11) of this chapter, or because of the discontinuance of the 4-month earned income disregards described under COMAR 07.03.02.06, Medical Assistance shall be provided to all members of the family during the immediately succeeding 6-month period if the family received AFDC in 3 or more months of the 6-month period immediately preceding the month in which it became ineligible for AFDC.

(2) Termination of Extension.

(a)Extension of assistance during the 6-month period…#

(a) Extension of assistance during the 6-month period described under § B(1) of this regulation shall terminate at the close of the first month in which the family ceases to include a child:

(i)Under 18 years old; or#

(i) Under 18 years old; or

(ii)18 years old if a full-time student in a secondary…#

(ii) 18 years old if a full-time student in a secondary school or in the equivalent level of vocational or technical training, and who can reasonably be expected to complete the program before becoming 19 years old.

(b) Termination of assistance may not become effective until the Department has provided the family with notice of the grounds for the termination.

(c) With respect to a child who would cease to receive Medical Assistance under § B(2)(a) of this regulation but who may be eligible for Medical Assistance under this chapter, the