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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 10.09.60.06" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="60" heading="Prescription Drug Benefit Subsidy.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Program shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Provide a prescription drug benefit subsidy, as determined by the Department, that may pay all or some of the deductibles, coinsurance payments, premiums, and copayments under the federal Medicare Part D Pharmaceutical Assistance Program for enrollees of the Program; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provide the subsidy to the maximum number of individuals eligible for enrollment in the Program, subject to the money available in the Program Fund.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Program may annually provide an additional subsidy, up to the full amount of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan premium, for individuals who qualify for a partial federal low-income subsidy.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Department shall determine annually:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The number of individuals to be enrolled in the Program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The amount of subsidy to be provided under §A of this regulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The amount of any additional subsidy provided under §B of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>