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COMAR 10.09.24.02
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(20) "Eligibility technician" means an employee of the local department of social services responsible for determining eligibility of applicants and recipients. (20-1) "Emergency services" means services provided by a licensed medical practitioner after the onset of a medical condition manifesting itself by symptoms of sufficient severity that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected by a prudent layperson, possessing an average knowledge of health and medicine, to result in: (a) Placing health in jeopardy; (b) Serious impairment to bodily functions; (c) Serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part; or (d) Development or continuance of severe pain. (20-2) "Entrance fee" means a sum of money or other consideration, other than a surcharge that: (a) Is paid by a resident to a CCRC initially or in deferred payments, pursuant to a written continuing care agreement between the CCRC and the resident, which governs the use, treatment, and refund of the entrance fee; (b) Assures a resident of continuing care in the CCRC facility for a term of more than 1 year or for life; and (c) Is at least three times the weighted average of the monthly cost of the periodic fees charged to independent living and assisted living units. (21) "Extended care facility" means a nursing facility licensed as an extended care facility pursuant to COMAR 10.07.02. (21-1) "Family Investment Program (FIP)" means a category of public assistance mandated under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §601 et seq. (22) "Hospital" means an institution which falls within the jurisdiction of Health-General Article, §19-307(a)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland, and is licensed pursuant to COMAR 10.07.01, or is licensed according to applicable standards established by the state in which the hospital is located. (23) Income. (a) "Income" means any property or service received by a person in cash or in-kind which can be applied directly, or by sale or conversion, to meet basic needs for food, shelter, and medical expenses.