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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="15-1003" effective_note="EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2030 PER CHAPTER 48 OF 2024" title_number="15" title_name="Assistance Programs" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Program shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Provide a prescription drug benefit subsidy, as determined by the Department, that may pay all or some of the deductibles, coinsurance payments, premiums, and copayments under the federal Medicare Part D Pharmaceutical Assistance Program for enrollees of the Program; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Provide the subsidy to the maximum number of individuals eligible for enrollment in the Program, subject to the money available in the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>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.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>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.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Department 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.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Department shall determine annually:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The number of individuals to be enrolled in the Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The amount of subsidy to be provided under subsection (a) of this section; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The amount of any additional subsidy provided under subsection (c) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
