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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".11" citation="COMAR 07.01.17.11" title_num="07" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="17" heading="Charges and Fees.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The shelter home shall charge fees to the resident.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Determination of Fee.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The amount to be charged to the resident of the shelter home is set according to available monthly income and resources. The income scale and fee amounts are set in §C of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Income from the following sources is included in determining the monthly income of a recipient of services:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Wages received by the recipient after any required deductions;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Child support received directly;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Alimony payments received directly;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Dividends or interest actually received from savings, stocks, or bonds;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Social Security, V.A., or other disability or retirement pension plan payments actually received;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Public assistance payments actually received; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Other money income, such as tips, donations, or rents.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The following fixed continuing expenditures are deducted from the monthly income of a recipient:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Housing obligations such as rent, mortgage payments, utility costs, security or utility deposit actually paid by the client;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Child care payments actually paid by the client;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Work related expenses such as transportation costs, uniform costs, meal expenditures;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Health related expenses actually paid by the client, such as monthly doctor, hospital, or dental bills, health insurance; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Any regular payments such as for charge accounts, car payments, loans.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The remaining income is considered the available monthly income of the recipient.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>