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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="15-157" title_number="15" title_name="Assistance Programs" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Medical and Pharmacy Assistance Programs">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Fund” means the Medicaid Primary Care Program Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a Medicaid Primary Care Program Fund in the Department.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The purpose of the Fund is to serve as the foundation for advancing primary care in the State under the Advancing All–Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) model.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Department shall administer the Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Fund consists of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Hospital payments administered on a one–time basis, through a uniform and broad–based assessment via the Medicare savings component for calendar year 2023 by the Health Services Cost Review Commission; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The Fund may be used to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Implement a Medicaid primary care advanced payment model program as required under the AHEAD cooperative agreement; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Support primary care providers serving enrollees of the Medical Assistance Program through investments that include increased reimbursement for evaluation and management codes, care management fees to eligible practices, and quality incentives.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the General Fund of the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.</text>
  </level>
</section>
