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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 10.09.69.10" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="69" heading="Covered Services.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Chiropractic services are covered for REM participants when:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Services are provided to a REM participant who is 21 years old or older;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Services are provided by a physician or chiropractor;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The qualifying REM diagnosis or related illness shows deterioration or worsening symptoms and other traditional treatments have been ineffective;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The treatment enhances or restores the participant's level of functioning; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Symptoms resulting from the REM diagnosis or related illness impairs a participant's activities of daily living.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Dental services are covered when services are:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Provided to a REM participant who is 21 years old or older; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Rendered as specified in COMAR 10.09.05.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Nutritional counseling services are covered when services are provided:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>To a REM participant who is 21 years old or older; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>By a dietitian-nutritionist.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Nutritional supplements are covered when the services:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Include nutritional supplements or enteral feeding when medically necessary other than those administered by tube; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Are as described in COMAR 10.09.03.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The Department shall cover a physician's, physician assistant’s, or nurse practitioner’s participation at interdisciplinary team meetings when the case manager, in conjunction with the team or specific team members, convenes the team meeting for the purpose of developing or reviewing the REM participant's plan of care to ensure continuity of care or access to a specific service.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Occupational therapy services are covered when services are provided:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>To a REM participant who is 21 years old or older;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>By an occupational therapist; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>In accordance with COMAR 10.46.01 and 10.46.02.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Speech-language pathology services include only those services that are provided:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>To a REM participant who is 21 years old or older;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>By a speech-language pathologist; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>In accordance with COMAR 10.41.02 and 10.41.03.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>