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<chapter num="20" heading="Community Personal Assistance Services" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Definitions.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Terms Defined.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>“Activities of daily living” means tasks or activities that include, but are not limited to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Bathing and completing personal hygiene routines;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Dressing and changing clothes;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Eating;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Mobility, including:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Transferring from a bed, chair, or other structure;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Moving, turning, and positioning the body while in bed or in a wheelchair; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>Moving about indoors or outdoors; and</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>Toileting, including:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Bladder and bowel requirements;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Routines associated with the achievement or maintenance of continence; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>Incontinence care.</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>“Applicant” means an individual who is applying to receive services under this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>“Assistance” means that another individual:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Physically performs the activity for the participant;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Physically helps the participant to perform the activity;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Monitors the participant’s performance of the activity in order to ensure health and safety; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Cues or encourages the participant to perform the activity.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>“Certified medication technician (CMT)” means an individual, regardless of title, who:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Completes a course in medication administration approved by the Maryland Board of Nursing;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Is certified by the Maryland Board of Nursing under COMAR 10.39.04; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Performs medication administration tasks delegated by a nurse in accordance with COMAR 10.27.11.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>“Certified nursing assistant (CNA)” means an individual, regardless of title, who:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Is certified by the Maryland Board of Nursing under COMAR 10.39.01; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Routinely performs delegated nursing tasks delegated by a nurse in accordance with COMAR 10.27.11.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Community Setting.</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>“Community setting” means the area, district, locality, neighborhood, or vicinity where a group of people live which provides participants with opportunities to:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Seek employment and work in competitive integrated settings;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Engage in community life;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>Control personal resources; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iv)">
            <text>Receive services.</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>“Community setting” does not mean:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Hospitals;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>Nursing facilities;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>Institutions for mental diseases;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iv)">
            <text>Intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities; or</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(v)">
            <text>Other institutions.</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(7)">
        <text>“Conflicts of interest” means real or seeming incompatibility between one’s private interests and one’s public or fiduciary duties.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(8)">
        <text>“Delegated nursing functions” means nursing services provided to a participant by an enrolled personal assistance worker under the supervision of a:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Registered nurse in accordance with COMAR 10.27.11; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Nurse practitioner in accordance with COMAR 10.27.07.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(9)">
        <text>“Department” means the Maryland Department of Health or its authorized agent acting on behalf of the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(10)">
        <text>Home.</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>“Home” means the participant’s place of residence in a community setting.</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>“Home” does not mean:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>An assisted living program as defined in COMAR 10.07.14;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>A residential rehabilitation program licensed as a therapeutic group home under COMAR 10.21.07;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iii)">
            <text>An alternative living unit, group home, or individual family care home as defined in COMAR 10.22.01;</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(iv)">
            <text>Community-based residential facilities for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities licensed under COMAR 10.22.02; or</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(v)">
            <text>Any other provider-owned or controlled residence.</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(11)">
        <text>“Institution” means an establishment that furnishes, in single or multiple facilities, food, shelter, and some treatment or services to four or more individuals unrelated to the proprietor.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(12)">
        <text>“Instrumental activities of daily living” means tasks or activities that include, but are not limited to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Preparing meals;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Performing light chores that are incidental to the personal assistance services provided to the participant;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Shopping for groceries;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Nutritional planning;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>Traveling as needed;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(f)">
          <text>Managing finances and handling money;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(g)">
          <text>Using the telephone or other appropriate means of communication;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(h)">
          <text>Reading; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Planning and making decisions.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(13)">
        <text>“Medicaid” means the Program, administered by the State of Maryland under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, which provides comprehensive medical and other health-related care for categorically eligible and medically needy participants.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(14)">
        <text>“Medically necessary” means that the service or benefit is:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Directly related to diagnostic, preventive, curative, ameliorative, palliative, or rehabilitative treatment of an illness, injury, disability, or health condition;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Consistent with current accepted standards of good medical practice;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>The most cost-efficient service that can be provided without sacrificing effectiveness or access to care; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Not primarily for the convenience of the participant, the participant’s family, the provider, or the worker.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(15)">
        <text>“Nurse” means an individual who is currently licensed to practice nursing in the State under COMAR 10.27.01.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(16)">
        <text>“Nurse monitor” means a registered nurse who completes nursing assessments on participants and evaluates the delivery of care.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(17)">
        <text>“Participant” means an individual who:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Has been determined to meet the qualifications for participation in Community Personal Assistance Services as specified in Regulation .03 of this chapter; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Is enrolled with the Department to receive Medicaid services.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(18)">
        <text>“Personal assistance provider agency” means a public or private agency that:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Employs or contracts with personal assistance workers; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Has been enrolled by the Program as a provider of personal assistance services.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(19)">
        <text>Personal Assistance Services.</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>“Personal assistance services” means assistance specific to the functional needs of a participant with a chronic illness, medical condition, or disability.</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>“Personal assistance services” includes:</text>
          <paragraph num="(i)">
            <text>Assistance with activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living; and</text>
          </paragraph>
          <paragraph num="(ii)">
            <text>The performance of delegated nursing functions.</text>
          </paragraph>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(20)">
        <text>“Plan of service” means the support plan that:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Reflects what is important to the individual and what is important for the individual’s welfare; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Is developed with support from the supports planner with input from the individual and, when applicable, the individual’s representative.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(21)">
        <text>“Preauthorized” means approved by the Department or its designee before services can be rendered.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(22)">
        <text>“Program” means the Maryland Medicaid Program.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(23)">
        <text>“Provider” has the same meaning as defined in COMAR 10.09.36.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(24)">
        <text>“Provider agreement” means a contract between the Department and the provider for rendering the services under this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(25)">
        <text>“Recommended plan of care” means the recommended service plan developed by a nurse after a face-to-face evaluation of an applicant or participant.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(26)">
        <text>“Representative” means:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The person authorized by the individual to serve as a representative in connection with the provision of personal assistance services and supports;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>The individual who signs the plan of service on the participant’s behalf;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Any individual who makes decisions on behalf of the participant related to the participant’s plan of service;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>A legal guardian of the individual for the participant; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>The parent or foster parent of a dependent minor child.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(27)">
        <text>“Supports planner” means an individual who coordinates services, including:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Supporting development of a plan of service;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Interacting with third parties on behalf of, or in conjunction with, the applicant or participant; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Ensuring an accurate plan of service is provided to the Department.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(28)">
        <text>“Telephonic time-keeping system” means a system developed by the Department for workers to time stamp the start and finish of services provided to a participant.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(29)">
        <text>“Worker” means an individual who is employed by or contracts with a personal assistance provider agency to provide personal assistance services.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Requirements for Provider Licensing or Certification.">
    <text>The following health professionals providing services under this chapter shall be licensed to practice in the jurisdiction in which services are rendered:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Registered nurses;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Licensed practical nurses;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Certified medication technicians; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Certified nursing assistants.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" 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>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="Conditions for Provider Participation — General Requirements.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>To participate as a provider of a service covered under this chapter, a provider:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Shall meet all of the conditions for participation as a Medicaid provider as set forth in COMAR 10.09.36, except as otherwise specified in this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Shall verify the qualifications of all individuals who render services on the provider’s behalf and provide a copy of the current license or credentials on request;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Shall implement the reporting and follow-up of incidents and complaints in accordance with the Department’s established policy by:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Reporting incidents and complaints within 24 hours of knowledge of the event;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Submitting a written report within 7 calendar days on a form designated by the Department; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Notifying the local department of social services immediately if the provider has a reason to believe that the participant has been subjected to abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation, in accordance with COMAR 07.02.16;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Shall agree to cooperate with required inspections, reviews, and audits by authorized governmental agents;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Shall agree to provide services, and to subsequently bill the Department in accordance with the reimbursement methodology specified in this chapter, for only those services covered under this chapter which have been:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Preauthorized in the participant’s plan of service;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Provided in a manner consistent with the participant’s plan of service; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Identified in the provider agreement as within the scope of the provider’s Medicaid participation;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Shall agree to maintain and have available written documentation of services, including dates and hours of services provided to participants, for a period of 6 years from the date of service, in a manner approved by the Department;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(7)">
        <text>Shall agree not to suspend, terminate, increase, or reduce services for an individual without authorization from the Department and only after consultation and input from the participant or, when applicable, the participant’s representative;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(8)">
        <text>Shall submit a transition plan to the case manager or supports planner and participant or, when applicable, the participant’s representative when suspending or terminating services;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(9)">
        <text>Shall verify Medicaid eligibility at the beginning of each month that services will be rendered;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(10)">
        <text>May not be a Medicaid provider or principal of a Medicaid provider that has overpayments that remain due to the Department; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(11)">
        <text>Shall be free from conflicts of interest.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>To participate as a provider of a service covered under this chapter, a provider or its principals may not, within the past 24 months, have:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Had a license or certificate suspended or revoked as a health care provider, health care facility, or direct care services worker;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Been suspended or removed from participating as a Medicaid provider under COMAR 10.09.84;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Undergone the imposition of sanctions under COMAR 10.09.36.08;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Been subject to disciplinary action, including actions by the licensing board or any provider or principal of any provider agency;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Been cited by a State agency for deficiencies which affect participants’ health and safety; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Experienced a termination of a Medicaid provider agreement or been barred from work or participation by a public or private agency due to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Failure to meet contractual obligations; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Fraudulent billing practices.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>A provider who renders health-related services to participants shall agree to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Periodically provide information about a participant in accordance with the procedures and forms designated by the Department; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Share and discuss the documented information at the request of the participant.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" heading="Specific Conditions for Provider Participation — Personal Assistance.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Personal assistance service providers shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Be licensed as a residential service agency under COMAR 10.07.05 to provide Level Two or Level Three home care services;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Employ a registered nurse who shall:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Assess each new participant who requires personal assistance services;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Participate in developing the worker instructions and in assigning appropriate personnel;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Delegate nursing tasks, as appropriate, to a CNA or a CMT in accordance with COMAR 10.27.11; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Participate in instructing the workers who will provide the assistance, when indicated;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Employ workers who will accept instruction on the personal assistance services required in the participant’s plan of service from the following:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The participant or, when applicable, the participant’s representative;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>The nurse monitor;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>A treating physician or nurse practitioner; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>An individual from the Department;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Provide services directly through their workers under the direction of the participant or, when applicable, the participant’s representative;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Allow participants to have a significant role in the delivery of their specific care including:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Directing the services and supports identified in their plan of service; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Exercising as much control as desired to select, train, schedule, determine duties of, and dismiss the personal assistance worker in their home;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Notify the Department in writing at least 45 days in advance of any:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Voluntary closure;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Change of ownership;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Change of location;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Sale of the business;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>Change in the name under which the provider is doing business; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(f)">
          <text>Change in provider tax identification number;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(7)">
        <text>Include in the notice to the Department the method for informing participants and representatives of its intent to close, change ownership, change location, or sell its business;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(8)">
        <text>Include in the notice to the Department, and inform participants and representatives, of the transition plan developed by the agency to ensure continuity of services to participants;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(9)">
        <text>If applicable, apply for a new license whenever ownership is to be transferred from the person or organization named on the license to another person or organization in time to assure continuity of services;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(10)">
        <text>Submit a Medicaid provider application to the Department if the new owner chooses to participate in the Program; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(11)">
        <text>Conduct a criminal history records check on all direct service workers including nurses, in accordance with the procedure for a State criminal history records check established under Health-General Article, Title 19, Subtitle 19, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>A worker who performs delegated nursing services in accordance with COMAR 10.27.11 shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>If required to administer medications in accordance with the plan of service, be a certified medications technician; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>If performing other delegated nursing functions, also be a certified nursing assistant.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>A personal assistance provider agency may not assign the participant’s representative to provide services to that participant.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" heading="Specific Conditions for Provider Participation — Supports Planning.">
    <text>To participate in the Program as a supports planning provider under Regulation .10 of this chapter, a provider shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Agree to be monitored by the Department; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Be:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Identified by the Department through a solicitation process; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The area agency on aging that is enrolled to provide case management services under COMAR 10.09.54.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" heading="Specific Conditions for Provider Participation — Nurse Monitoring.">
    <text>To participate in the Program as a nurse monitoring provider under Regulation .11 of this chapter, a provider shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Be designated by the Department through a process approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in accordance with §1915(b)(4) of the Social Security Act;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Employ or contract with registered nurses who hold a current professional license to practice in Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Agree to accept all referrals from the Department; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Agree to be monitored by the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" heading="Covered Services — General.">
    <text>The Program shall reimburse for the services specified in Regulations .09—.11 of this chapter, when, pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, these services have been preauthorized by the Department in the participant’s plan of service, billed in accordance with the payment procedures in Regulation .14 of this chapter, and documented as necessary to prevent institutionalization.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" heading="Covered Services — Personal Assistance.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>The Program covers personal assistance services that are approved in the plan of service and rendered to a participant by a qualified provider in the participant’s home or a community setting.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The Program covers the following services when provided by a personal assistance provider:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Assistance with activities of daily living;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Delegated nursing functions if this assistance is:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Specified in the participant’s plan of service; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Rendered in accordance with the Maryland Nurse Practice Act, COMAR 10.27.11, and other requirements of the Maryland Board of Nursing;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Assistance with tasks requiring judgment to protect a participant from harm or neglect;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Assistance with or completion of instrumental activities of daily living, provided in conjunction with the services covered under §B(1)—(3) of this regulation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Assistance with the participant’s self-administration of medications, or administration of medications or other remedies, when ordered by a physician.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Personal assistance services may not include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Services rendered to anyone other than the participant or primarily for the benefit of anyone other than the participant;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The cost of food or meals prepared in or delivered to the home or otherwise received in the community; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Housekeeping services, other than those incidental to services covered under §B of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" heading="Covered Services — Supports Planning.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Supports planning services shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Address the individualized needs of the participant;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Be sensitive to the educational background, culture, and general environment of the participant;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Support the participant to self-direct services and exercise as much control as desired to select, train, supervise, schedule, determine duties of, and dismiss the personal assistance provider; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Ensure freedom of choice among any willing provider for all services.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Supports planning services include the following activities:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Assisting the participant in developing a plan of service in consultation with the applicant or participant and any individual requested by the participant;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Assisting the participant with referral, access, and coordination of services, both Medicaid and non-Medicaid, to address the participant’s needs including, but not limited to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Behavioral health;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Educational services;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Disposable medical supplies and durable medical equipment;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>Housing;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>Medical services; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(f)">
          <text>Social services;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Monitoring the provision of services to determine if services are received in accordance with the plan of service;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Using information technology systems developed by the Department;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Coordinating with the fiscal intermediary to assist in managing budgeted resources;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Providing guidance and support to help individuals self-direct their services; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(7)">
        <text>Administering funds for transition services.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".11" heading="Covered Services — Nurse Monitoring.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>The Program covers the following services when provided by a nurse monitor:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Being available to give instruction and to answer questions;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Complying with the Department’s reportable events policy; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Maintaining an up-to-date client profile in an electronic database designated by the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The Program covers nurse monitoring services according to the following schedule:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Contact with the participant for the purpose of reviewing participant status at a minimum of every 6 months with at least one in-person home or workplace visit every 12 months; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Additional nurse monitoring services at a frequency established in conjunction with the participant or, when applicable, the participant’s representative, based on the participant’s medical condition or clinical status.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Home and Workplace Visits.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The nurse monitoring provider shall use the home or workplace visit for the following purposes:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>To assess the participant’s condition;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>To assess the quality of personal assistance services; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>To determine the need for discharge from personal assistance services or referral to other services.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The nurse monitor shall assess the quality of personal assistance services by:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Reviewing documentation related to the provision of personal assistance services; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Observing the performance of the worker, as appropriate.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".12" heading="Conditions for Reimbursement.">
    <text>The Program shall reimburse for the services specified in Regulations .09—.11 of this chapter, if provided in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, and if the service:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Is recommended on the participant’s plan of service as necessary to assure the health and safety of an applicant or participant in the community;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Has been preauthorized by the Department in the participant’s plan of service;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Is provided to an enrolled participant;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Is medically necessary; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="E.">
      <text>Is provided by a Medicaid provider who meets the conditions for participation under this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".13" heading="Limitations.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>The Department shall establish a budget for personal assistance services that may be included in the participant’s plan of service, based on each participant’s assessed need.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The Program does not cover the following services:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Service primarily for the purpose of housekeeping unrelated to the participant’s activities of daily living, such as:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Cleaning of the floor and furniture in areas not occupied by the participant;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Laundry other than that incidental to the care of the participant; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Shopping for groceries or household items unless in the company of the participant;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Meals delivered to the home;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Services provided by providers not approved for participation by the Department;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Expenses incurred while escorting participants:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>To obtain medical diagnosis or treatment;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>To or from the participant’s workplace; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>For participation in social or community activities;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Expenses related to room and board for either the participant or the worker; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Personal assistance services provided outside the State for more than 30 days per calendar year.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Payment for supports planning and nurse monitoring services shall be limited to direct services to the participant and may not be made for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Administrative overhead;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Travel;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Internal quality monitoring activities;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Staff supervision, training, or consultation; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Services rendered by an individual supports planner or nurse monitor in excess of 7 hours per day unless pre-authorized by the Department in writing.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".14" heading="Payment Procedures.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Request for Payment — Personal Assistance. To receive payment as a personal assistance provider agency under Regulation .09 of this chapter, a provider and its workers shall use the telephonic time-keeping system approved by the Department to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Document time; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Submit claims.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Request for Payment — All Other Covered Services. To receive payment as a provider of services covered under Regulations .10 and .11 of this chapter, a provider shall submit claims in accordance with procedures outlined in the Department’s billing manual.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Billing time limitations are set forth in COMAR 10.09.36.06.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Payments.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Payments for services rendered to a participant shall be made directly to a qualified provider.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>A provider shall be paid the lesser of:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The provider’s usual and customary charge to the general public unless the service is free to individuals not covered by Medicaid; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>The rate established according to the fee schedule published by the Department.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="E.">
      <text>Effective July 1, 2018, for personal assistance services up to 12 hours per day, payment will be made in 15-minute units of service. For individuals who are determined to need more than 12 hours of personal assistance per day, a daily rate for the service will be paid.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="F.">
      <text>Rates.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The Department shall publish a fee schedule for services covered under this chapter which shall be publicly available and updated at least annually or upon any changes made by the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Effective July 1, 2018, the Program’s rates as specified in the Department’s fee schedule shall increase on July 1 of each year by 3 percent, subject to the limitations of the State budget.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".15" heading="Recovery and Reimbursement.">
    <text>Recovery and reimbursement procedures shall be as set forth in COMAR 10.09.36.07.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".16" heading="Cause for Suspension or Removal and Imposition of Sanctions.">
    <text>Cause for suspension or removal and imposition of sanctions shall be as set forth in COMAR 10.09.36.08.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".17" heading="Appeal Procedures — Providers.">
    <text>Appeal procedures shall be as set forth in:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>COMAR 10.09.36.09; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>COMAR 10.01.03.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".18" heading="Appeal Procedures — Applicants and Participants.">
    <text>Appeal procedures for applicants and participants are those set forth in:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>COMAR 10.09.24.13; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>COMAR 10.01.04.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".19" heading="Interpretive Regulation.">
    <text>Interpretive regulatory requirements shall be as set forth in COMAR 10.09.36.10.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".20" heading="Implementation Date.">
    <text>This chapter shall be implemented October 1, 2015.</text>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Health-General Article, §§2-104(b), 15-103, and 15-105, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: June 27, 1980 (7:13 Md. R. 1279)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01F-1—F-3 and .06E adopted, and Regulations .05B; .06B, D; and .07B, B-1, C amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 1986 (13:15 Md. R. 1729); emergency status expired November 30, 1986</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01F-1—F-3 adopted effective December 1, 1986 (13:21 Md. R. 2321)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01F-4—F-6 adopted effective July 1, 1988 (15:13 Md. R. 1554)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01I-1 and J-1 adopted effective April 6, 1986 (13:7 Md. R. 795)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02B amended effective April 6, 1986 (13:7 Md. R. 795)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03A and B amended effective January 6, 1983 (9:26 Md. R. 2572); January 30, 1984 (11:2 Md. R. 113); April 6, 1986 (13:7 Md. R. 795)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulations .03A, B, .05, .07C amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 1983 (10:13 Md. R. 1177); adopted permanently effective October 24, 1983 (10:21 Md. R. 1902)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03A-1 adopted effective April 6, 1986 (13:7 Md. R. 795)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03A-2 adopted effective July 1, 1988 (15:13 Md. R. 1554)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03B-1 adopted effective July 1, 1988 (15:13 Md. R. 1554)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulations .04 and .05B, D amended effective April 6, 1986 (13:7 Md. R. 795)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .04C amended effective October 22, 1984 (11:21 Md. R. 1813)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .04D, E, F adopted effective July 1, 1988 (15:13 Md. R. 1554)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .05B amended effective December 1, 1986 (13:21 Md. R. 2321); July 17, 1995 (22:14 Md. R. 1053)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .06B and D amended, and E adopted effective December 1, 1986 (13:21 Md. R. 2321)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .06F adopted effective July 1, 1988 (15:13 Md. R. 1554)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .07A amended effective January 30, 1984 (11:2 Md. R. 113); September 10, 1984 (11:18 Md. R. 1584); April 6, 1986 (13:7 Md. R. 795)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .07B amended effective August 30, 1982 (9:17 Md. R. 1708); May 1, 1983 (10:8 Md. R. 726); December 1, 1986 (13:21 Md. R. 2321); December 28, 1998 (25:26 Md. R. 1925)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .07B-1 adopted effective April 6, 1986 (13:7 Md. R. 795); amended effective December 1, 1986 (13:21 Md. R. 2321)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .07B-2 adopted effective July 1, 1988 (15:13 Md. R. 1554)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .07C amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 1984 (11:13 Md. R. 1172); adopted permanently effective October 29, 1984 (11:21 Md. R. 1813)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .07C amended effective December 1, 1986 (13:21 Md. R. 2321); December 28, 1998 (25:26 Md. R. 1925)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .07D adopted effective July 1, 1988 (15:13 Md. R. 1554)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .07D amended effective December 28, 1998 (25:26 Md. R. 1925)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .08A, B amended effective April 6, 1986 (13:7 Md. R. 795)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .08A amended effective May 12, 1986 (13:9 Md. R. 1029)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .09A, B amended effective August 17, 1981 (8:16 Md. R. 1365)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulations .09A, C, D and .10A amended effective April 6, 1986 (13:7 Md. R. 795)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .10 amended effective June 6, 1983 (10:11 Md. R. 974)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .11 adopted effective October 25, 1982 (9:21 Md. R. 2106)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Chapter revised effective February 20, 1989 (16:3 Md. R. 342)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulations .01B and .05A amended as an emergency provision effective July 17, 1990 (17:16 Md. R. 1984); amended permanently effective November 1, 1990 (17:20 Md. R. 2427)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Chapter revised as an emergency provision effective July 30, 1991 (18:17 Md. R. 1911); adopted permanently effective December 1, 1991 (18:23 Md. R. 2488)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulations .01, .03, .05, and .07 amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 1998 (25:15 Md. R. 1182); emergency status expired December 31, 1998</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulations .01, .03, .05, and .07 amended effective September 6, 1999 (26:18 Md. R. 1376)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01B amended effective January 31, 2005 (32:2 Md. R. 146); August 29, 2005 (32:17 Md. R. 1438)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01B amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1274); amended permanently effective October 23, 2006 (33:21 Md. R. 1675)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01B amended effective November 14, 2011 (38:23 Md. R. 1421)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02 amended effective March 22, 2010 (37:6 Md. R. 477)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03 amended effective January 31, 2005 (32:2 Md. R. 146); August 29, 2005 (32:17 Md. R. 1438)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03A amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1274); amended permanently effective October 23, 2006 (33:21 Md. R. 1675)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03A amended effective March 22, 2010 (37:6 Md. R. 477)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .04 amended effective January 31, 2005 (32:2 Md. R. 146)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .04B amended effective November 14, 2011 (38:23 Md. R. 1421)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .04D amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1274); amended permanently effective October 23, 2006 (33:21 Md. R. 1675)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .04E, F repealed effective August 29, 2005 (32:17 Md. R. 1438)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .05 amended effective January 31, 2005 (32:2 Md. R. 146)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .05A, F amended effective November 14, 2011 (38:23 Md. R. 1421)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .05B amended effective August 29, 2005 (32:17 Md. R. 1438)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .06B amended effective August 29, 2005 (32:17 Md. R. 1438)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .06C amended effective November 14, 2011 (38:23 Md. R. 1421)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .06D amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1274); amended permanently effective October 23, 2006 (33:21 Md. R. 1675)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .07 amended effective August 29, 2005 (32:17 Md. R. 1438)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .07 amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1274); amended permanently effective October 23, 2006 (33:21 Md. R. 1675)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .07 amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2008 (35:16 Md. R. 1389); amended permanently effective December 1, 2008 (35:24 Md. R. 2077)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .07 amended effective December 24, 2012 (39:25 Md. R. 1612)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .07B, C amended effective May 4, 2009 (36:9 Md. R. 651); December 13, 2010 (37:25 Md. R. 1738)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .07D amended effective March 22, 2010 (37:6 Md. R. 477)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulations .01—.11, Personal Care Services, repealed and new Regulations .01—.20, Community Personal Assistance Services, adopted effective March 14, 2016 (43:5 Md. R. 385)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01B amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1242)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .04A amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1242)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .05A amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1242)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .06 amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1242)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .09A amended effective January 30, 2017 (44:2 Md. R. 84)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .10 amended effective January 30, 2017 (44:2 Md. R. 84)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .10B amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1242)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .11 amended effective January 30, 2017 (44:2 Md. R. 84)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .13B amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1242)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .14 amended effective January 30, 2017 (44:2 Md. R. 84); May 20, 2019 (46:10 Md. R. 486)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>