# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 09 — Medical Care Programs

### Chapter 80 — Community-Based Substance Use Disorder Services

#### Regulation .04 Participant Eligibility and Referral.

*COMAR 10.09.80.04*

A. A participant may self-refer or be referred to substance use disorder treatment by a:

  (1) Provider;

  (2) Family member;

  (3) Caregiver; or

  (4) Local health authority.

B. An individual is eligible for substance use disorder services if:

  (1) The individual meets the Department’s medical necessity criteria; and

  (2) The service is appropriate to the specific provider type or community-based substance use disorder providers listed in Regulation .05 of this chapter.