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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="15-132.1" title_number="15" title_name="Assistance Programs" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Medical and Pharmacy Assistance Programs">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “self-employed provider” means an individual who:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Provides health care services as an attendant, personal care aide, personal care provider, or respite care worker to Program recipients participating in:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Home- and Community-Based Services Waiver for Older Adults Program; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The Medical Assistance Personal Care Program; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Is not employed by an agency.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>To the extent allowed under federal law, the Department shall provide voluntary withholding of federal income taxes under the Internal Revenue Code and State income taxes under Title 10 of the Tax - General Article for self-employed providers.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter a self-employed provider’s contractual relationship with the Department or to confer to the self-employed provider any status of employment or benefits commensurate with that status.</text>
  </level>
</section>
