WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 147

44 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1992
Section 2

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health - General

15-201.

(a)     In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)     "Applicant" means an individual who applies for assistance from the Program.

(c)     (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, "family" means:

(i) The applicant or recipient;

(ii) The applicant's or recipient's spouse if the spouse lives with the
applicant or recipient; and

(iii) The applicant's or recipient's children under the age of 18 years if
the children live with the applicant or recipient.

(2) If the applicant is a child under the age of 18 years, "family" means:

(i) The minor applicant's or recipient's parents; and

(ii) At the option of the minor applicant's or recipient's parents, the
minor applicant's or recipient's siblings.

(d)     "Program" means the Maryland AIDS Insurance Assistance Program.

(e)     "Recipient" means an individual receiving assistance from the Program.
15-202.

(a)     The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shall administer a Maryland
AIDS Insurance Assistance Program for HIV positive individuals.

(b)     There shall be no more than 150 300 recipients enrolled in the Program at any
1 time.

(c)     An EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION, AN individual
is eligible for the Program if:

(1)     Cash assets owned by the individual's family, including savings accounts,
checking accounts, and stocks and bonds, do not exceed $10,000;

(2)     The individual's family income, earned and unearned, does not exceed
300 percent of the federal poverty level;

(3)     (i) The individual is eligible for and has applied for continuation of
benefits under one of the following authorities:

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