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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.11.03.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="03" heading="General Eligibility Criteria.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>To be eligible for the CMS Program’s services, an applicant shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submit a completed, signed, and dated CMS Program application;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provide documentation of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>State residency, as this program is not meant to cover those whose sole purpose in coming to Maryland is to obtain medical care or coverage; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Being younger than 22 years old;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Provide a form of identification for the applicant and the applicant’s parents or guardians if the applicant is less than 18 years old;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Have income that does not exceed:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>200 percent of the federal poverty level; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>250 percent of the federal poverty level, if the applicant is eligible for a medical deduction under Regulation .07D of this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Have an eligible medical condition as set forth in Regulation .06 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The age eligibility referred to in §A(2)(b) of this regulation may be extended 3 years beyond the 22nd birthday if the CMP:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Confirms that current treatment of the condition should be continued in order to prevent a significant disruption in the provision of necessary services; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Documents that the applicant is without third-party insurance or entitlement coverage.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>