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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".14" citation="COMAR 10.14.05.14" title_num="10" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="05" heading="Application Process for Cancer Treatment Grants.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An applicant for a cancer treatment grant shall submit a completed application to the CCPC.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Cancer treatment grants are open and continuous throughout the year to the extent that funding is available.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An applicant seeking a cancer treatment grant to pay for cancer treatment costs shall include in the Department's application packet:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A completed cancer treatment grant application for each individual for whom grant funds are being requested, including the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Name;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Phone number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Mailing address;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>County; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Signature of the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Individual diagnosed with cancer if the individual is an adult; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Parent or guardian if the individual diagnosed with cancer is younger than 18 years old;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A letter written by the individual’s physician on the physician’s letterhead:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Confirming:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>That the individual has been diagnosed with or treated for cancer or the individual has a finding suggestive of cancer and needs to obtain a cancer diagnosis; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The dates of diagnosis or treatment; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Containing the physician's:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Full name;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Address;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Specialty; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Medical license number;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Proof of current Maryland residency for at least 6 months before the application date for each individual for whom grant funds are being requested in one of the following forms:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Maryland driver’s license or State identification card;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Lease or rental agreement;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Property tax bill;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Motor vehicle registration;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Pay check or stub with name and home address;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Utility bill;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Voter registration card; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>W-2 statement issued not more than 12 months ago;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Proof of annual family income for each individual for whom grant funds are being requested, including a copy of at least one of the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Most recent:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Income tax return; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>W-2 form;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Pay stubs for two:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Consecutive pays; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Pays in the same month;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Social security entitlement letter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Notarized letter from the individual stating that the individual is not working and does not have any income;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Documentation of the eligibility of the individual for grant funds, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The family size of the individual for whom the applicant is applying; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The family’s annual household income;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Certification that the applicant will:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Keep financial records, as described in Regulation .16B of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Send demographic and fiscal information on each individual covered to the CCPC at the end of the grant period; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Act as the authorized representative of the individual.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Attestation that grant funds will not be used to supplant any existing funding for this cancer treatment activity; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>If the applicant currently receives funding for a similar cancer treatment activity, a list of the funding:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Source;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Amount; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Period for the activity.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An applicant seeking a cancer treatment grant to pay for deductibles and patient contribution costs through their health insurance policy under Regulation .08E(2) of this chapter shall include in the Department’s application packet:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A completed and signed Maryland Cancer Fund — Cancer Treatment Grant application that;</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Certifies that the applicant shall pay:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The deductible and patient contribution amount; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Costs for services not covered under the individual’s health insurance policy for a time period not to exceed 1 year; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Includes a treatment plan for a total request not to exceed a specified amount, as determined by the Department, per individual per year, including the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Deductible and patient contribution amount; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Costs for services not covered under the individual’s health insurance policy.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Documentation of the individual’s health insurance policy.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>An applicant seeking a cancer treatment grant to pay directly for cancer treatment costs under Regulation .08E(3) of this chapter shall include in the Department’s application packet:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A completed Maryland Cancer Fund — Cancer Treatment Grant application; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A signed document that certifies that the applicant shall pay directly for cancer treatment costs for the individual for a time period not to exceed 1 year; and certifies that the applicant shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Reimburse the provider in an amount not greater than the Medical Assistance rate for the medical procedure or the HSCRC-regulated rate for the medical procedure performed, if the medical procedure is performed in a HSCRC-regulated facility; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Accept the Medical Assistance rate as payment in full for the cancer treatment procedures performed, if the applicant is a medical provider; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Includes a treatment plan for a total request not to exceed $20,000 per individual, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The planned cancer treatment procedures; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The Medical Assistance or HSCRC-regulated rate for each procedure.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>