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Ch. 508
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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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(1) submit a detailed financial accounting of the Program to the Board
as often as the Board requires;
(2) collect and submit to the Board data regarding the utilization
patterns and costs for Program enrollees; and
(3) develop and implement a marketing plan targeted at eligible
individuals throughout the State.
14-512.
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(a) The Program shall:
(1) provide a prescription drug benefit subsidy, as determined bv the
Board, that may pay all or some of the deductibles, coinsurance payments, premiums,
and copavments under the federal Medicare Part D Pharmaceutical Assistance
Program for enrollees of the Program: and
(2) provide the subsidy to the maximum number of individuals eligible
for enrollment in the Program, subject to the moneys available in the segregated
account under § 14-504 of this subtitle.
(B) THE PROGRAM MAY LIMIT PAYMENT OF ANY SUBSIDY BY PAYING
THE SUBSIDY ONLY ON BEHALF OF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN A
MEDICARE PART D PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN OR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE
PLAN THAT COORDINATES WITH THE PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.
[(b)] (C) The Program may annually provide an additional subsidy, up to
the full amount of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan premium, for
individuals who qualify for a partial federal low-income subsidy.
[(c)] (D) The Program shall maintain a waiting list of individuals who meet
the eligibility requirements for the Program but who are not served by the Program
due to funding limitations.
[(d)] (E) The Board shall determine annually:
(1) the number of individuals to be enrolled in the Program:
(2) the amount of subsidy to be provided under subsection (a) of this
section; and
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(3) the amount of any additional subsidy provided under subsection (b)
(c) of this section.
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