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H.B. 354
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VETOES
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(2) A BUSINESS ENTITY THAT VIOLATES A PROVISION. OF THIS
SUBHEADING IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING:
(I) $100,000 FOR EACH MISDEMEANOR; AND
(II) $250,000 FOR EACH FELONY.
Article 88A - Department of Human Resources
62.
(a) [ Every application for money, property, food stamps, medical care or other
assistance, under a social, health, or nutritional program based on need, financed in
whole or in part by the State of Maryland, and administered by the Department of
Human Resources, or the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, or by the local
department of social services, whether under this or any other article in this Code,
shall be in writing and signed by the applicant. Any person who in making and
signing such an application makes a false or fraudulent statement with intent to
obtain any such money, property, food stamps, medical care or other assistance is
guilty of perjury and upon conviction therefor is subject to the penalties provided by
law for perjury.
(b) ] Beginning July 1, 1979, whenever a photoidentification card is issued to
the recipient of any public assistance, the Department of Social Services shall cause a
duplicate photoidentification print to be placed in the recipient's social service case
file.
[(c)] (B) (1) The Department of Human Resources may request and obtain
from any fiduciary institution doing business in the State any financial records that
the Department determines are necessary to verify or confirm an individual's
eligibility or ineligibility for public assistance.
(2) The Department of Human Resources shall adopt rules, procedures
and reimbursement schedules necessary to compensate fiduciary institutions for
compliance with this section.
[(d)] (C) (1) On or before July 1, 1985, the Department of Human Resources
shall adopt rules and regulations governing procedures for requesting, obtaining, and
examining financial records that the Department determines are necessary to verify
or confirm an individual's eligibility or ineligibility for public assistance.
(2) The Secretary of Human Resources shall notify a fiduciary
institution of those officers or employees of the Department of Human Resources
authorized to request and receive financial records from the fiduciary institution.
(3) An officer, employee, or representative of any agency authorized to
receive information under this section may not disclose any personally identifiable
information obtained or maintained under this section.
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
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