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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 21

(E)  ELECTION AND CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.

(1)  WITHIN THE TIME THAT THE SECRETARY SETS AND
ON THE FORMS THAT THE SECRETARY PROVIDES, EACH CHARGEABLE
PERSON SHALL ELECT THE SCHEDULE UNDER WHICH THE CHARGEABLE
PERSON IS TO BE BILLED.

(2)  THE ELECTION IS EFFECTIVE AS OF THE DAY THAT
THE MENTALLY RETARDED INDIVIDUAL FIRST IS ADMITTED FOR
SERVICE AND REMAINS IN FORCE UNTIL CHANGED BY THE CHARGEABLE
PERSON.

(3)  A CHANGE IN THE ELECTION IS EFFECTIVE ON
JULY 1 AFTER THE DATS ON WHICH THE DEPARTMENT IS NOTIFIED OF
THE CHANGE.

(4)   IF A PERSON FAILS TO ELECT WITHIN THE TIME
THAT THE SECRETARY SETS, THE SECRETARY SHALL DETERMINE WHICH
SCHEDULE IS TO APPLY.

(F)  LIMITATION ON LIABILITY -- IN GENERAL.

A PERSON WHOSE TAXABLE INCOME IS LESS THAN $4,000 A
YEAR MAY NOT BE CHARGED ANY AMOUNT UNDER THIS SECTION.

(G)   SAME -- RESPONSIBLE RELATIVES.

FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, BOTH PARENTS OF A
MENTALLY RETARDED INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE CONSIDERED A SINGLE
RESPONSIBLE RELATIVE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as
Article 59A, § 25(a) through (d) and the first
sentence of (e).

Throughout this section, the defined terms
"chargeable person" or "responsible relative" are
added and, in some instances, substituted for
references to "legally liable person" or "legally
liable relatives", respectively, for clarity.

In subsection (b) of this section, the words "at
least" are substituted in the first column of
Schedule A for "more than", since the former
wording did not account for the rate of
contribution if the gross monthly income was an
exact amount -- e.g., incomes of exactly $575,
$650, or $725.

The only other changes are in style.

Defined terms: "Chargeable person" § 16-101
"Cost of care" § 16-101 "Person" § 1-101
"Department" § 1-101 "Secretary" § 1-101
"Mentally retarded individual" § 7-101