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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.54.01.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="54" chapter_num="01" heading="Eligibility Criteria.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An applicant shall be certified as eligible before participating in the Program.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>To be certified as eligible for the Program, an infant, a child, or a pregnant, postpartum, or breastfeeding woman:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall reside, without regard to the length of residency, within the jurisdiction of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Maryland, unless a reciprocal agreement has been established with another State agency; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The local agency as defined by the State agency;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shall present documentation of identity for the application for benefits;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Shall be determined by the local agency to be income eligible pursuant to the specifications set forth in Regulation .07 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Shall be at nutritional risk pursuant to the specifications set forth in Regulation .08 of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>May not engage in dual participation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>