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<chapter num="04" heading="Additions for Medical Necessity" title_num="18" subtitle_num="02">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Application and Attestation.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Application shall be made on form number RP-1, which may be obtained from local assessment offices.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The application shall be prepared by the physician of the property owner and signed attesting that the improvements were needed for medical reasons and that the person resides in the residence.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Qualification.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Sufficient evidence of medical necessity is required and must be attested to by a physician for the improvement made. Determination will be made on a case-by-case basis.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Credit may not be given for any improvement that is not a specific addition to the value of the property and valued for assessment purposes.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Tax-Property Article, §§2-201, 2-202, and 8-233, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: January 7, 1982 (8:26 Md. R. 2106)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01A amended effective September 19, 1988 (15:19 Md. R. 2248)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>