PROPOSAL
Maryland Register
Issue Date: July 7, 2017
Volume 44 • Issue 14 • Page 665
Title 10
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [AND MENTAL HYGIENE]
Subtitle 09 MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS
Notice of Proposed Action
[17-175-P]
The Secretary of Health proposes to amend:
(1) Regulation .01 under COMAR 10.09.27 Home Care for Disabled Children Under a Model Waiver; and
(2) Regulation .03 under COMAR 10.09.47 Disproportionate Share Hospitals.
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of this action is to correct outdated references to the hospital services regulations.
Comparison to Federal Standards
There is no corresponding federal standard to this proposed action.
Estimate of Economic Impact
The proposed action has no economic impact.
Economic Impact on Small Businesses
The proposed action has minimal or no economic impact on small businesses.
Impact on Individuals with Disabilities
The proposed action has no impact on individuals with disabilities.
Opportunity for Public Comment
Comments may be sent to Michele Phinney, Director, Office of Regulation and Policy Coordination, Maryland Department of Health, 201 West Preston Street, Room 512, Baltimore, MD 21201, or call 410-767-6499 (TTY 800-735-2258), or email to dhmh.regs@maryland.gov, or fax to 410-767-6483. Comments will be accepted through August 7, 2017. A public hearing has not been scheduled.
10.09.27 Home Care for Disabled Children Under a Model Waiver
Authority: Health-General Article, §§2-104(b) 15-103, and 15-105, Annotated Code of Maryland
.01 Definitions.
A. (text unchanged)
B. Terms Defined.
(1)—(18) (text unchanged)
(19) “Participant” means a recipient:
(a) Whose initial eligibility for services under this chapter is established as a disabled child certified by the Department or its designee as requiring nursing home care under the Program pursuant to COMAR 10.09.10 or COMAR 10.09.11, or inpatient hospital care pursuant to COMAR [10.09.06] 10.09.92—10.09.95, but whose medical condition does not require 24-hour inpatient care unless home care services are not available;
(b)—(f) (text unchanged)
(20)—(32) (text unchanged)
10.09.47 Disproportionate Share Hospitals
Authority: Health-General Article, §§2-104(b) 15-103, and 15-105, Annotated Code of Maryland
.03 Disproportionate Share Payment.
A.—C. (text unchanged)
D. Payments according to §A or B of this regulation shall be:
(1)—(2) (text unchanged)
(3) Made to appropriate hospital providers that comply with all regulations set forth in COMAR [10.09.06] 10.09.92—10.09.95.
E.—H. (text unchanged)
DENNIS SCHRADER
Secretary of Health