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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="18-19C-10" title_number="18" title_name="Student Financial Assistance" subtitle_number="19C" subtitle_name="Maryland Able Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Unless prohibited by federal law, on the death of a designated beneficiary, money and assets in an ABLE account may be transferred to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The estate of the designated beneficiary; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An ABLE account for another eligible individual specified by the designated beneficiary or the estate of the designated beneficiary.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Unless required by federal law, an agency or instrumentality of the State may not seek payment under § 529A(f) of the Internal Revenue Code from an ABLE account or its proceeds for any amount of medical assistance paid for the designated beneficiary.</text>
  </level>
</section>
