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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 10.18.05.01" title_num="10" subtitle_num="18" chapter_num="05" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)” means the medical condition caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Applicant” means an individual who has submitted an application to the Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program and whose eligibility status for the Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program has not yet been determined.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Department” means the Maryland Department of Health.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Disenroll” means to end Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program benefits.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Drug” means an article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and covered by the Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program as specified in COMAR 10.18.06.04.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Enrolled in MADAP” means that an applicant has been approved to receive Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program benefits.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Gross household income” means the income derived from sources provided in Regulation .02E of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Health care practitioner” means any individual licensed to prescribe U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs or other products in the state in which they practice.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)” means the virus that causes AIDS.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program (MADAP)” means the program administered by the Department that provides services specified in COMAR 10.18.06.04 for enrolled recipients.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Medical Assistance” has the meaning stated in COMAR 10.09.24.02.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Recipient” means an individual who is enrolled in MADAP.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Resident” means an individual:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Who is living in the State voluntarily with the intention of making it that individual’s home and not for a temporary purpose; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>For whom any temporary absence from the State is coupled with an intent to return so as not to interrupt the continuity of the residence.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Verification of eligibility” means the information a recipient provides to the Department to confirm that the recipient is still eligible to receive MADAP benefits according to Regulation .03B(1)(a) of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>