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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 32.03.03.08" title_num="32" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="03" heading="Administration of Subsidies.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Department shall designate, in writing, a local office to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Administer the Program’s subsidies;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Execute subsidy agreements with licensees; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Make monthly subsidy payments to licensees on behalf of subsidized residents.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An enrolled provider may not charge a:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>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</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Non-subsidized resident less than the approved monthly fee charged to a subsidized resident, unless the non-subsidized resident has a subsidy application pending.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>