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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 25.04.01.06" title_num="25" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="01" heading="Initial Verification.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Upon submission of a claim, the Claim Administrator shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Verify the claimant’s identity and status as an account holder or a qualified beneficiary under a prepaid contract;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Verify the prepaid contract account information and that the prepaid contract was open and existing on or after November 1, 2021;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If the claim was submitted by a qualified beneficiary or a legal representative of a qualified beneficiary, verify that the claim relates to a distribution that was made to the qualified beneficiary or to an eligible institution of higher education on the qualified beneficiary’s behalf; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Verify that the claim was timely submitted.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Once the Claim Administrator has verified the information listed in §A of this regulation, the Claim Administrator shall provide a written acknowledgement to the claimant that the claim has been received and will be investigated in accordance with Regulation .07 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If the Claim Administrator is unable to verify any of the information listed in §A of this regulation, the Claim Administrator will notify the claimant in writing of the need for additional information.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Following notification in writing in accordance with §C of this regulation, if the Treasurer determines that the claimant has failed to provide the additional information requested in a timely fashion, the claim may be denied.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>