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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 10.09.89.06" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="89" heading="Conditions for Provider Participation.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Department shall grant approval to providers to be eligible to receive Medicaid funds for 1915(i) services if the provider meets the requirements set forth in this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Application. To provide 1915(i) services, a provider applicant shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submit an application to the Department on the form approved by the Department, with all questions answered and all required documents attached; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Attest that the provider applicant is in compliance with the general provider requirements and specific 1915(i) service requirements set forth in this chapter and in COMAR 10.09.36.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Application Modification.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A provider that proposes to change its 1915(i) service sites by adding, closing, or moving locations shall submit an application modification, on the form required by the Department, to the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the Department approves the application modification, the existing provider approval shall extend to the additional site, as applicable.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Approval.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Department may grant approval to an applicant provider if the Department determines that the provider:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Has no deficiencies that constitute a threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the individuals served; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Attests that it complies with the requirements set forth in this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the provider is granted approval under §D(1) of this regulation, to continue to be approved, the provider shall maintain documentation of compliance with the requirements set forth in this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Sale or Transfer of Approval.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Department’s approval of a 1915(i) service provider is valid only for the provider to which the Department grants approval.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A provider may not sell, assign, or transfer approval to another provider.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>