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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 10.22.14.08" title_num="10" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="14" heading="Program Funding.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Program is not an entitlement program and does not create a right to funding.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Funding is not transferable, and the amount funded may not exceed the amount initially requested on the application.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Amount of Funding.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The agency may approve funding for an eligible individual for services up to $2,000 per fiscal year.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Requests for amounts exceeding $2,000 may not be considered.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The agency may not fund a request for services unless the service or support meets the requirements of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Exclusions.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Treatments and therapies that are not generally accepted by the relevant scientific community may not be provided or funded.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Program may not provide or fund the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Housing adaptations or improvements to an individual’s home that adds to the home’s total square footage; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Adaptations or modifications that restrict an individual’s movement or jeopardize the individual’s welfare.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The Program may not provide or cover the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Cash;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Case management;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Gift cards;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Presents;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Toys, except those recommended by an individual authorized under the Health Occupations Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, for specified therapeutic purposes;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Vacations;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Vehicle gas, tires, registration fees, loan payments, insurance coverage, and penalties for violations, such as tickets and fines; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Housing assistance, including eviction assistance, utility disconnection, and deposits.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>