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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 07.03.25.07" title_num="07" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="25" heading="Termination of Benefits.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Office shall terminate a recipient’s benefits and notify the fuel vendor or utility vendor to return the recipient’s unused benefits to the Office when the recipient:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Moves to a residence outside Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Moves to an area outside the recipient’s fuel vendor’s or utility vendor’s service area and fails to report the new address to the Office;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Is no longer an electric, gas, or other energy source customer;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Submits an application for an individual who has died;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Abandons the residence;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Informs the Office that the benefit is not wanted;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Moves to an assisted living facility;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Is incarcerated; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Supplies incorrect information at application which would have rendered the recipient ineligible.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>When the Office determines that termination of the benefit is required, the Office shall notify the recipient in writing. The written notice shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The reason for termination;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The COMAR citation of the regulation supporting the decision to terminate the benefit;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An explanation of the recipient’s right to appeal the decision and the method for requesting an administrative hearing set forth in Regulation .10 of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The date by which the Office must receive the recipient’s administrative hearing request.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>