PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 500

(VII) SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS OF THE STATE BUDGET AND
THE AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FUNDS, SHALL PROVIDE MEDICAL AND OTHER
HEALTH CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD THE COST OF
HEALTH INSURANCE OR LONG TERM CARE.

(3) SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS IN FEDERAL LAW OR WAIVERS, THE
DEPARTMENT MAY IMPOSE COST-SHARING ON PROGRAM RECIPIENTS.

15-121.3.

THE DEPARTMENT MAY ASSIGN ITS RIGHT OF SUBROGATION UNDER §§ 15-120,
15-121.1, AND 15-121.2 OF THIS ARTICLE TO A MANAGED CARE PLAN.

Article - State Finance and Procurement

11-101.

(n) (1) "Procurement contract" means an agreement in any form entered into
by a unit for procurement.

(2) "Procurement contract" does not include:

(i) a collective bargaining agreement with an employee organization;

(ii) an agreement with a contractual employee, as defined in §
1-101(e) of the State Personnel Article; [or]

(iii) a Medicaid, Judicare, or similar reimbursement contract for which
law sets:

1.       user or recipient eligibility; and

2.       price payable by the State; OR

(IV) A MEDICAID CONTRACT WITH A MANAGED CARE PLAN, AS
DEFINED IN § 15-101(C) OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE AS TO WHICH
REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT ESTABLISH:

1.       RECIPIENT ELIGIBILITY;

2.       MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR MANAGED CARE PLANS;
AND

3.       CRITERIA FOR ENROLLING RECIPIENTS IN MANAGED
CARE PLANS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

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