HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Medical Assistance Program - Reimbursement

FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene to reimburse exclude certain providers
at a certain rate for certain depreciation expenses
taken during participation in the Maryland Medical
Assistance Program; defining certain term; exempting

the providers from repaying the depreciation

reimbursement allowance to this State; and generally
relating to depreciation expenses under the Maryland
Medical Assistance Program.

BY adding to

Article - Health - General
Section 15-12? 15-122.1
Annotated Code of Maryland

(As enacted by Chapter____(H.B./S.B. __) of the

Acts of the General Assembly of 1982)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland

(as enacted by Chapter____ (H.B./S.B.___) of the Acts of

the General Assembly of Maryland of 1982) read(s) as

follows:

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15-127 15-122.1.

(A)(1) IN THIS SECTION, "PARTICIPATING PROVIDER"

MEANS A FACILITY THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE PROGRAM:

(I) VOLUNTARILY;

(II) INVOLUNTARILY; OR

(III) THROUGH THE SALE OR LEASE OF ITS
FACILITIES.

(2)(A) IN THIS SECTION, "PARTICIPATING PROVIDER"
INCLUDES MEANS MEANS ANY FACILITY THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE
PROGRAM AND IS:

AND OR

(I) (1) A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY;

(II) (2) A COMPREHENSIVE CARE FACILITY;

(III) (3) AN INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY

THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.