Ch. 114                                        1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(C) A QUALIFIED OFFER SHALL INCLUDE A CERTIFICATION BY THE OWNER
OF THE AFFECTED PROPERTY, UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, THAT THE
OWNER HAS COMPLIED WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF PARTS HI AND IV OF
THIS SUBTITLE IN A MANNER THAT QUALIFIES THE OWNER TO MAKE A QUALIFIED
OFFER UNDER THIS PART.

(D) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO
CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.

6-840.

(A)     THE AMOUNTS PAYABLE UNDER A QUALIFIED OFFER MADE UNDER THIS
PART ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING AGGREGATE MAXIMUM CAPS:

(1) $7,500 FOR ALL MEDICALLY NECESSARY TREATMENTS AS PROVIDED
AND LIMITED IN § 6-839(A) AND (B) OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND

(2) $1,500 FOR RELOCATION EXPENSES;

(3) $7,500 FOR RENT SUBSIDY, UP TO 150% OF THE EXISTING RENT EACH
MONTH, FOR THE PERIOD UNTIL THE PERSON AT RISK REACHES THE AGE OF 6
YEARS, OR IN THE CASE OF A PREGNANT WOMAN, UNTIL THE CHILD BORN AS A
RESULT OF THAT PREGNANCY REACHES THE AGE OF 6 YEARS; AND

(4) $500 FOR INCIDENTAL EXPENSES WHICH MAY BE INCURRED BY THE
HOUSEHOLD, SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION AND CHILD CARE EXPENSES.

(2) $9,500 FOR RELOCATION BENEFITS WHICH SHALL INCLUDE:

(I) RELOCATION EXPENSES;

(II)     A RENT SUBSIDY, UP TO 150% OF THE EXISTING RENT EACH
MONTH, FOR THE PERIOD UNTIL THE PERSON AT RISK REACHES THE AGE OF 6 YEARS,
OR IN THE CASE OF A PREGNANT WOMAN, UNTIL THE CHILD BORN AS A RESULT OF
THAT PREGNANCY REACHES THE AGE OF 6 YEARS; AND

(III)    INCIDENTAL EXPENSES WHICH MAY BE INCURRED BY THE
HOUSEHOLD, SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION AND CHILD CARE EXPENSES.

(B)     ALL PAYMENTS UNDER A QUALIFIED OFFER SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION
(A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PAID TO THE PROVIDER OF THE SERVICE, EXCEPT
THAT PAYMENT OF INCIDENTAL EXPENSES AS PROVIDED BY SUBSECTION (A)(4) OF
THIS SECTION MAY BE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE PERSON AT RISK, OR IN THE CASE OF
A CHILD, TO THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON AT RISK.

(C) THE PAYMENTS UNDER A QUALIFIED OFFER MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED

INCOME OR AN ASSET OF THE PERSON AT RISK, THE PARENT OF A PERSON AT RISK
WHO IS A CHILD, THE LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR A PERSON WHO ACCEPTS THE OFFER
ON BEHALF OF A PERSON AT RISK WHO IS A CHILD UNDER § 6-833 OF THIS SUBTITLE
FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR ANY STATE ENTITLEMENT
PROGRAM.

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