# COMAR Title 32 — Maryland Department of Aging

## Subtitle 03 — Grants and Subsidies

### Chapter 03 — Senior Assisted Living Subsidy Program

#### Regulation .08 Administration of Subsidies.

*COMAR 32.03.03.08*

A. The Department shall designate, in writing, a local office to:

  (1) Administer the Program’s subsidies;

  (2) Execute subsidy agreements with licensees; and

  (3) Make monthly subsidy payments to licensees on behalf of subsidized residents.

B. To receive a subsidy on behalf of an eligible resident, a licensee shall be an enrolled provider and have a service agreement with the local office.

C. An enrolled provider may not charge a:

  (1) Subsidized resident more than the monthly fee indicated in the resident agreement that has been executed by the enrolled provider and the subsidized resident; and

  (2) Non-subsidized resident less than the approved monthly fee charged to a subsidized resident, unless the non-subsidized resident has a subsidy application pending.

D. The local office shall pay subsidies to an enrolled provider on a monthly basis for services provided during the previous month to residents who were approved for subsidy payments.