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COMAR 10.09.24.01-.16 1621 State of Maryland Medical Assistance Manual Revised July 2012

(i) Is not eligible for a mandatory Medical Assistance categorically needy coverage group. (2) The requirements in this chapter related to financial eligibility, income, and resources: (a) Shall apply for assessing eligibility for a mandatory Medical Assistance categorically needy coverage group; and

(b) May not apply for determining eligibility for the WBCCHP under Regulations .03-1 and 03-2 of this chapter.

.03-2 Coverage Group for Women with Breast or Cervical Cancer — Eligibility, Determination, and Covered Services Process.

A. Screening. A woman is considered to have received screening services if the: (1) NBCCEDP funded all or part of the woman's screening services; or (2) NBCCEDP did not fund all or part of the woman's screening services, but the screening services were rendered by a provider or entity funded at least in part by the NBCCEDP and the:

(a) Screening services were within the scope of a grant, subgrant, or contract under the State's NBCCEDP; or

(b) NBCCEDP grantee elected to include such screening services by that provider as screening services pursuant to the NBCCEDP.

B. Assistance Unit. An applicant or enrollee shall be considered as an assistance unit of one person, including only the applicant or enrollee.

C. Application Process. The requirements of Regulation .04 of this chapter shall apply, except for the following differences for the women's breast and cervical cancer coverage group:

(1) For the initial eligibility application, an individual shall apply through the Maryland Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program in the local jurisdiction;

(2) The applicant's or enrollee's written application for an initial determination or a redetermination shall be on the form designated by the Department for the women's breast and cervical cancer coverage group;

(3) The Department shall:

(a) Determine initial eligibility, retroactive or current, based on: