VETOES

15-106.2.

UNLESS THE SECRETARY DETERMINES THAT AN URGENT NEED EXISTS

TO AMEND THE PROGRAM'S REGULATIONS, ALL CHANGES TO THOSE

REGULATIONS SHALL BE AT REGULAR FIXED INTERVALS.

15-120.1.

(A) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF §§ 15-120, 15-121, AND
15-122 OF THIS TITLE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SEEK TO RECOVER ALL
MONEY EXPENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF A PROGRAM RECIPIENT
FROM ALL PERSONS LIABLE FOR THE MEDICAL CARE EXPENSES OF THE
PROGRAM RECIPIENT.

(B)(1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT
THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING
REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING SEPARATE CRITERIA FOR SEEKING RECOVERY
FOR MONEY EXPENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT FROM:

(I) 1. PROGRAM RECIPIENTS; AND

2. GUARDIANS AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES
OF PROGRAM RECIPIENTS; AND

(II) THIRD PARTY PAYORS.

(2) THE REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR SEEKING
RECOVERY FOR MONEY EXPENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT FROM PROGRAM
RECIPIENTS AND GUARDIANS AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF PROGRAM
RECIPIENTS SHALL BE BASED ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO PAY.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the President of
the Senate and Speaker of the House of Delegates shall appoint 8
Senators and 8 Delegates, respectively, to serve as the Special
Joint Legislative Committee on the Medical Assistance Program.
From among the Senators and Delegates appointed, the President of
the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively, shall each
appoint a co-chairman of the Committee. The Committee shall be
staffed by the Department of Fiscal Services. The Committee
shall:

1. Work work with the Executive Branch on the Medical
Assistance Program initiatives; and make recommendations to the
General Assembly.

2. Review and evaluate any changes proposed to the Medical
Assistance Program, or any proposals that impact the Program;

3. Review, prior to publication in the Maryland Register,
any regulations relating to the Medical Assistance Program;

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