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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".17" citation="COMAR 10.25.01.17" title_num="10" subtitle_num="25" chapter_num="01" heading="Premium Subsidy Program Design Factors.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>At least once each year, the Commission shall publish on the Commission's official website for informal public comment a list of the proposed Premium Subsidy Program design factors, including:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Eligible owner's countable wage;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Employee's eligible HSA contribution;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Maximum average wage for new applications;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Maximum average wage for participants;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Maximum eligible firm size;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Maximum income for other than individual coverage;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Maximum subsidy table;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Minimum countable wage;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Size factor; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Subsidy program cap.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Proposed components of the Premium Subsidy Program may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Current and projected enrollment in the Premium Subsidy Program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Current and projected demographics of enrolled employers and enrolled employees in the Premium Subsidy Program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Enrollment rate by small employers and eligible employees;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Inflation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Changes in premiums;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Appropriations for the Premium Subsidy Program by the Maryland General Assembly;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Any surplus amounts in the Premium Subsidy Program; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Any projected shortages in the Premium Subsidy Program.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Following the informal public comment period, the Commission shall consider the public comments received, adopt revisions that the Commission considers appropriate, and publish the revisions on the Commission's official website and in the Maryland Register.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>