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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="16-201.2" title_number="16" title_name="Reimbursements and Collections" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Community developmental disabilities services provider” means a community–based developmental disabilities program licensed by the Department.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Community mental health services provider” means a community–based mental health program approved by the Department or an individual practitioner who contracts with the Department or the appropriate core service agency or local behavioral health authority.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Core service agency” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>“Eligible individual” means a Medicaid recipient or an individual who receives developmental disabilities services or mental health services subsidized in whole or in part by the State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>“Local behavioral health authority” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Notwithstanding the provisions of this subtitle, the Department shall reimburse a community developmental disabilities services provider or a community mental health services provider for approved services rendered to an eligible individual as provided in this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to the limitations of the State budget, beginning in fiscal year 2008 and in each fiscal year thereafter, the Department shall adjust for inflation the fees paid to a community developmental disabilities services provider and a community mental health services provider for approved services rendered to an eligible individual using the update factor recommended by the Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Annual adjustments shall be funded with due regard to the expenditures necessary to meet the needs of individuals receiving services.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The annual rate of change for the fees may not exceed a maximum rate of 5%.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
