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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.09.80.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="80" heading="Participant Eligibility and Referral.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A participant may self-refer or be referred to substance use disorder treatment by a:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Provider;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Family member;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Caregiver; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Local health authority.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An individual is eligible for substance use disorder services if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The individual meets the Department’s medical necessity criteria; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The service is appropriate to the specific provider type or community-based substance use disorder providers listed in Regulation .05 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>