WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 286

returned to the provider is resubmitted within the time period as
set forth by the Department by regulation.

(b) A provider who fails to submit an invoice within the
required time may not recover the amount later from the Program
recipient.

15-109.

(a)  An individual is not ineligible under the Program
solely because social security benefits received by the
individual are increased, unless:

(1)  The individual is considered ineligible because
of the increase under applicable rules or regulations' of the
United States Department of Health and Human Services; and

(2)  As to that individual, federal matching funds for
the State program are not available.

(b)   [To] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 15-103(A)(2)(II) OF THIS
SUBTITLE, TO determine eligibility under the Program, the
Department annually shall set the allowable yearly income levels
in amounts at least equal to the following:

(1)  Family of 1     - $2,500.

(2)  Family of 2     - $3,000.

(3)  Family of 3     - $3,500.

(4)  Family of 4     - $4,000.

(5)  Family of 5 or more - $4,500 plus an increase of
$500 for each family member in excess of 5.

(c)  This section is effective only to the extent that its
provisions do not conflict with federal requirements for the
administration of the Program in this State.

(d)  As a condition of eligibility for medical assistance, a
recipient is deemed to have assigned to the Secretary of Health
and Mental Hygiene or the Secretary's designee any rights to
medical care support as determined by a court or administrative
order and any rights to payment for medical care from health
insurance as defined in Article 48A, § 66 of the Code.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1987.

Approved May 14, 1987.

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