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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 07.02.18.03" title_num="07" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="18" heading="Eligibility.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Eligibility for Respite Care Services. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, the following individuals are eligible for respite care services:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A family residing in Maryland with an individual with a developmental or functional disability;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An individual in Maryland with a developmental or functional disability, who does not reside with a family or;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An individual in Maryland with a developmental or functional disability living in a foster home.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Exception. Except for an individual with a developmental or functional disability living in a foster home, families or informal caregivers who receive no respite support from other public or private agencies or programs shall have priority in receiving DHS respite care services funding.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Eligibility for Subsidy.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A family or an individual with a developmental or functional disability eligible for respite care services may be eligible for a subsidy if the family's or the individual with the disability's total income is less than or equal to 150 percent of the State's median income adjusted to family size.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the family's or the individual with the developmental or functional disability's annual income equals or exceeds 150 percent of the State's median income, the family or individual with a disability pays the full fee for care.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>