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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.14.04.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="04" heading="Eligibility — Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>To be eligible to receive breast cancer services under this chapter through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, an applicant shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be a resident of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be 40 years old or older;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Meet the financial eligibility criteria specified in §B of this regulation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Meet the health insurance criteria specified in §C of this regulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Be determined to be eligible to receive covered services by a:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Local health department or an agency or organization designated by the local health department; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Private entity that contracts with the Department to render services in Baltimore City or Calvert County.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Financial Eligibility Criteria.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Financial eligibility under this chapter is based on annual gross income and family size.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>To be financially eligible to receive breast cancer services under this chapter through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, an applicant may not have an annual gross income that exceeds 250 percent of the most recent federal poverty guidelines updated annually in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with 42 U.S.C. §9902(2).</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>For the purposes of determining family size under the federal poverty guidelines set forth at §B(2) of this regulation, the following individuals are family members of the applicant:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The applicant;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The applicant's spouse;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The applicant's financially dependent children; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The applicant's financially dependent relatives.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>To be eligible to receive breast cancer services under this chapter through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, an applicant shall meet one of the following health insurance criteria:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The applicant is not currently covered by health insurance; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The applicant is currently covered by health insurance that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Does not provide reimbursement for a service covered under this chapter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Requires the applicant to pay a co-pay, co-insurance, or a deductible that has not been met for a service covered under this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An applicant may not receive breast cancer services under this chapter through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The applicant is enrolled in Medical Assistance; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The applicant is enrolled in a health maintenance organization.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>