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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 07.03.05.04" title_num="07" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="05" heading="Technical Eligibility.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An individual is eligible for TDAP if the individual is:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A United States citizen or legally admitted qualified alien;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A resident of Maryland and of the local department area at the time of application;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Unemployed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Financially in need as described in Regulation .07 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Determined to have an impairment of 3 months or more; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Ineligible for a category of means-tested cash assistance in which there is federal financial participation except that an individual who has applied for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) may be eligible for TDAP during the period the SSDI or SSI application is being processed.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An individual who lives with a minor child as a caretaker relative and meets technical eligibility for cash assistance under COMAR 07.03.03 is ineligible.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An otherwise eligible individual may not receive assistance unless the individual:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Agrees to pursue other sources of income and resources;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Signs an interim payment reimbursement authorization if applying for SSI benefits in accordance with Regulation .06 of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Participates in any required rehabilitation activities in accordance with Regulation .05E of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An otherwise eligible individual may not receive assistance for more than 9 months in a 36-month period unless the individual:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Has been certified as medically disabled by a licensed health care provider who completed the DHS approved verification of disability form; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Has a pending application for SSI, which has not been withdrawn or finally denied.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>To remain eligible for assistance, an individual who is potentially eligible for SSI or any other benefit shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Apply for the benefit; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Fully cooperate with all appropriate agencies by providing all information requested for the determination of eligibility as described in §F of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Cooperation includes actively pursuing an SSI application through all Social Security Administration appeal processes.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Assistance may not be provided to individuals to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Supplement earned income;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Supplement unemployment insurance benefits;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Supplement SSI benefits;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Provide assistance to an individual in a private institution for tuberculosis or mental disease;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Provide assistance to an individual in a public institution; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Provide assistance to an individual receiving Adult Foster Care payments.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>