# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 21 — Behavioral Health Regulations

### Chapter 25 — Fee Schedule — Mental Health Services — Community-Based Programs and Individual Practitioners

#### Regulation .04 Ability to Pay.

*COMAR 10.21.25.04*

A. Except if an individual is a Medicaid recipient:

  (1) A provider shall provide to the Administration's designee the information needed to assess an individual's ability to pay;

  (2) The Administration's designee shall assess the individual's ability to pay and determine the required copayment; and

  (3) The provider shall make collections of the copayment according to the requirements in Health-General Article, §§16-201 — 16-204, Annotated Code of Maryland.

B. The Department shall furnish to a provider, on request, an ability-to-pay schedule, including periodic updates.