WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

IMPROVING MARYLAND'S HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND HEALTH
STATUS OF THE INDIGENT POPULATION. AND

(17) ESTABLISH MECHANISMS FOR AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING
RECOVERIES AGAINST THIRD PARTIES PERMITTED UNDER CURRENT LAW AND
EXPLORING ADDITIONAL METHODS FOR SEEKING TO RECOVER OTHER MONEYS
EXPENDED BY THE PROGRAM.

15-102.2.

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL EVALUATE AND REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR ON THE

IMPACT OF CHANGES IN TERMS OF QUALITY, ACCESS, AND

COST EFFECTIVENESS MADE TO THE PROGRAM.

15-103.

(a) (1) The Secretary shall administer the Maryland Medical
Assistance Program.

(2) The Program:

(i) Shall provide comprehensive medical and
other health care for indigent individuals or medically indigent
individuals or both;

(ii) Shall provide, subject to the limitations
of the State budget and the availability of federal funds,
comprehensive medical and other health care for all pregnant
women and, at a minimum, all children currently under the age of
1 [and each succeeding year increasing to the age of 3] who fall
WHOSE FAMILY INCOME FALLS below 185 PERCENT OF THE poverty level,
as permitted by the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
[1986] 1987 LAW; [and]

(III)  SHALL PROVIDE, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS
OF THE STATE BUDGET AND THE AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FUNDS,
COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH CARE FOR ALL CHILDREN
BETWEEN FROM THE AGES AGE OF 1 YEAR AND 3 YEARS WHO FALL UP
THROUGH AND INCLUDING THE AGE OF 2 YEARS WHOSE FAMILY INCOME
FALLS BELOW 100 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL, AS PERMITTED BY THE
FEDERAL OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1987; AND LAW;

(IV)  MAY PROVIDE, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS OF
THE STATE BUDGET AND THE AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FUNDS,
COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE AND OTHER HEALTH CARE FOR ALL CHILDREN
FROM THE AGE OF 3 UP THROUGH AND INCLUDING THE AGE OF 7 WHOSE
FAMILY INCOME FALLS BELOW 100 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL, AS
PERMITTED BY FEDERAL LAW; AND

[(iii)] (IV) (V) May include bedside nursing
care for eligible Program recipients.

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