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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 671
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(E) AFTER RECEIVING A NOTICE UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION,
THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT SHALL:
(1) SEND A DENIAL NOTICE TO THE ADULT OR MINOR PARENT
APPLICANT INFORMING THE APPLICANT THAT:
(I) THE APPLICANT HAS NOT MET PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS,
INCLUDING THE SPECIFIC REASON THE APPLICANT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FIP; AND
(II) IF THE APPLICANT FAILS TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS ON
OR BEFORE THE 30TH WORK DAY AFTER THE APPLICATION WAS FILED, THE
APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY CASH ASSISTANCE IS DENIED; AND
(2) SEPARATELY DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
AND FOOD STAMPS.
[(f) (1) The local department shall reduce an adult or minor parent
recipient's temporary cash assistance benefits as described in subsection (e) of this
section, if the adult or minor parent recipient has not completed the initial health
screen required by the adult or minor parent recipient's managed care organization.
(2) The local department shall continue to make these reduced payments
to the adult or minor parent recipient until the local department receives notice from
the managed care organization that the adult or minor parent recipient has
completed the initial health screen required by the adult or minor parent recipient's
managed care organization.]
[(g)] (F) After receiving [the] A notice under subsection [(d)(2)] (D) of this
section, the local department shall send a notice to the adult or minor parent recipient
informing the adult or minor parent recipient that:
(1) The adult or minor parent recipient is not in compliance with FIP
requirements, including the specific reasons why the adult or minor parent recipient
is considered not in compliance with FIP requirements; and
(2) 30 days after the date of the notice:
(i) The adult or minor parent recipient's temporary cash assistance
benefits will be reduced by that increment in cash benefits that included the adult
recipient; and
(ii) The remainder of the cash benefits for the child or children in
the FIP case will be paid to a third party payee.
[(h)] (G) (1) The local department shall reduce an adult or minor parent
recipient's temporary cash assistance benefits and pay the remainder of the cash
benefits to a third party payee as described in subsection [(g)] (F) of this section, if
the adult or minor parent recipient:
(i) FAILS TO COMPLETE A SUBSTANCE ABUSE SCREENING OR
ASSESSMENT BY AN ADDICTIONS SPECIALIST, AS REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTIONS
(A)(2) AND (B)(1)(I) OF THIS SECTION; OR
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