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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 10.22.14.10" title_num="10" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="14" heading="Program Agencies — Eligibility and Responsibilities.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The agency that administers the Program shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be licensed under COMAR 10.22.06 as an Individual and Family Support Program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Have been awarded a contract to administer the Program under the Administration’s competitive procurement process; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Maintain an operational procedure manual that is approved by DDA.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Funding of Services. The agency shall fund services as follows:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Fund only services that meet the requirements of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Fund services at the rates set forth in the contract;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Fund procured services based on the usual, customary, and reasonable rate for the service provided; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Fund housing adaptations and barrier removals referenced in Regulation .07A(8) of this chapter, including the cost of the physical adaptation and associated costs for installation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The agency shall deny funding if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The applicant does not meet eligibility criteria;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The service or item requested is not permitted to be provided or funded by this chapter; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The provider of the service does not meet the requirements of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>