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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.09.20.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="20" heading="Participant Eligibility.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>To participate in the Program, the participant shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be determined by the Department to need assistance with one or more activities of daily living;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be eligible for Medicaid under an eligibility coverage group described in COMAR 10.09.24, except for Regulations .03C, .03-1—.03-3, and .05-2; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Reside at home.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>To be eligible for participation, a participant shall have an active plan of service. The plan of service shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be based on:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The evaluation and recommended plan of care; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Consultation with the applicant or participant;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Address the applicant’s or participant’s health and safety needs;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Specify the services needed to safely support the participant in the community, including a plan for receiving personal assistance services in case of an emergency;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Specify the provider agency providing personal assistance services; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Include the signature of the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Participant or, when applicable, the individual’s representative;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Supports planner; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Personal assistance provider agency listed within the plan of service.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A participant’s eligibility for services shall be re-evaluated by the Department every 12 months, or more frequently if needed due to a significant change in the participant’s condition or needs.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Participant eligibility shall be terminated if the participant:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>No longer meets the required level of care;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>No longer resides at home;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Is without personal assistance services for 30 consecutive calendar days;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Voluntarily chooses, or the participant’s legal representative chooses on the participant’s behalf, to disenroll from the Program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Moves to another state;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Is an inpatient for 30 consecutive days or more in an institutional setting, including but not limited to a chronic hospital or nursing facility; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Dies.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>