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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".29" citation="COMAR 10.09.10.29" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="10" heading="Recipient's Personal Needs Fund.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>If a provider administers a recipient's personal needs fund, it shall administer the fund according to guidelines established by the Department.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Upon request during normal business hours, a provider shall make available for verification by the Department or its designee the records of all transactions involving recipient's personal needs funds.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A provider may not use a recipient's personal needs fund for care or services which are either allowable as part of the per diem cost or otherwise covered by the Medical Assistance Program.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Upon request during normal business hours, 7 days a week, for a minimum of 3 hours each day, a provider shall allow a recipient to withdraw or otherwise use his personal needs fund.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A provider may not use a recipient's personal needs fund for care or services not requested or not provided. A recipient's personal needs fund may not be used to retire a pre-existing debt.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>