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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".17" citation="COMAR 07.03.05.17" title_num="07" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="05" heading="Capped Program Subject to Appropriation.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>If the Secretary of Human Services determines that the caseload of current TDAP recipients will exhaust the TDAP appropriation for any State fiscal year, the Secretary may take one or more of the following actions to insure that the TDAP appropriation will not be exhausted:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Cease making payments on new applications for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Individuals with an eligibility period of 9 months or less;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Individuals with an eligibility period of 12 months; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Both groups as described in §A(1)(a) and (b) of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Decrease further payments by 25 percent of the amount specified in Regulation .11A of this chapter for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Individuals with an eligibility period of 9 months or less;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Individuals with an eligibility period of 12 months; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Both groups as described in §A(2)(a) and (b) of this regulation; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Deny further payments for current:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Recipients with an eligibility period of 9 months or less;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Recipients with an eligibility period of 12 months; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Both groups as described in §A(3)(a) and (b) of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If additional appropriations are made during the State fiscal year, the Secretary may adjust the actions taken in accordance with §A of this regulation to ensure that the additional appropriation will not be exhausted.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Local Funding for TDAP Benefits. Local jurisdictions:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>May fund individuals whose benefits are denied or reduced under this Regulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>May not be reimbursed for any of these payments.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>