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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.21.25.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="21" chapter_num="25" heading="Ability to Pay.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except if an individual is a Medicaid recipient:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A provider shall provide to the Administration's designee the information needed to assess an individual's ability to pay;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Administration's designee shall assess the individual's ability to pay and determine the required copayment; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The provider shall make collections of the copayment according to the requirements in Health-General Article, §§16-201 — 16-204, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Department shall furnish to a provider, on request, an ability-to-pay schedule, including periodic updates.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>