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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05-2" citation="COMAR 10.09.24.05-2" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="24" heading="Nonfinancial Eligibility Requirements — Emergency Medical Services for Ineligible or Illegal Aliens.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An alien shall be eligible for federal Medical Assistance coverage of emergency medical services, as specified under §§B and C of this regulation, if the alien is determined by the Department to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Have received emergency medical services described under §§B and C of this regulation that are necessary for treatment of an emergency medical condition; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Meet all other requirements of Medical Assistance eligibility as specified in this chapter, including Maryland residency and financial eligibility, except the requirements related to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Social Security number; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Alien eligibility and declaration of immigration status.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Emergency medical services, including labor and delivery services, are for the treatment of an emergency medical condition that, after a sudden onset, manifests itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain, such that the absence of immediate medical attention can reasonably be expected to result in:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Placing the individual's health in serious jeopardy;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Serious impairment to bodily functions; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Emergency medical services extend from when the individual enters a hospital to receive the emergency medical services until the individual's emergency medical condition or other medical condition requiring the emergency medical services is stabilized, as determined by the Department.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Emergency medical services do not include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An organ transplant and all services related to an organ transplant; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Routine prenatal or postpartum care.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>