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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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Ch. 294
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(iv) Shall provide, subject to the limitations of the State budget,
family planning services to women currently eligible for comprehensive medical care
and other health care under item (ii) of this paragraph for 5 years after the second
month following the month in which the woman delivers her child;
(v) Shall provide, subject to the limitations of the State budget,
comprehensive medical and other health care services for all children from the age of
1 year up through and including the age of 5 years whose family income falls below
133 percent of the poverty level, as permitted by the federal law;
(vi) Shall provide, subject to the limitations of the State budget,
comprehensive medical care and other health care services for all children who are at
least 6 years of age but are under 19 years of age whose family income falls below 100
percent of the poverty level, as permitted by federal law;
(vii) Shall provide, subject to the limitations of the State budget,
comprehensive medical care and other health care services for all legal immigrants
who meet Program eligibility standards and who arrived in the United States before
August 22, 1996, the effective date of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act, as permitted by federal law;
(viii) [Shall] SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
SHALL provide, subject to the limitations of the State budget and any other
requirements imposed by the State, comprehensive medical care and other health
care services for all legal immigrant children under the age of 18 years and pregnant
women who meet Program eligibility standards and who arrived in the United States
on or after August 22, 1996, the effective date of the federal Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act;
(ix) May include bedside nursing care for eligible Program
recipients; and
(x) Shall provide services in accordance with funding restrictions
included in the annual State budget bill.
(3) THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUDE IN THE BUDGET BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2008 AND EACH SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEAR, AT LEAST $7,000,000 IN GENERAL
FUND STATE SUPPORT FOR COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE AND OTHER HEALTH
CARE SERVICES FOR ALL LEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18
YEARS AND PREGNANT WOMEN WHO MEET PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS,
ARRIVED IN THE UNITED STATES ON OR AFTER AUGUST 22, 1996, AND DO NOT
QUALIFY FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM COVERAGE OR MARYLAND
CHILDREN'S HEALTH PROGRAM COVERAGE.
[(3)] (4) Subject to restrictions in federal law or waivers, the
Department may impose cost sharing on Program recipients.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That for fiscal year 2007, the
Governor shall include a deficiency appropriation of at least $7,000,000 in General
Fund State support for comprehensive medical care and other health care services for
all legal immigrant children under the age of 18 years and pregnant women who meet
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