Ch. 7

2007 Laws of Maryland

and other health care under item (ii) of this paragraph for 5 years after the second
month following the month in which the woman delivers her child;

(v) Shall provide, subject to the limitations of the State budget,
comprehensive medical and other health care services for all children from the age of 1
year up through and including the age of 5 years whose family income falls below 133
percent of the poverty level, as permitted by the federal law;

(vi) Shall provide, subject to the limitations of the State budget,
comprehensive medical care and other health care services for all children who are at
least 6 years of age but are under 19 years of age whose family income falls below 100
percent of the poverty level, as permitted by federal law;

(vii) Shall provide, subject to the limitations of the State budget,
comprehensive medical care and other health care services for all legal immigrants
who meet Program eligibility standards and who arrived in the United States before
August 22, 1996, the effective date of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act, as permitted by federal law;

(viii) Shall provide, subject to the limitations of the State budget
and any other requirements imposed by the State, comprehensive medical care and
other health care services for all legal immigrant children under the age of 18 years
and pregnant women who meet Program eligibility standards and who arrived in the
United States on or after August 22, 1996, the effective date of the federal Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act;

(IX) Beginning on July 1, 2008, shall provide,

SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS OF THE STATE BUDGET, AND AS PERMITTED BY
FEDERAL LAW, COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE AND OTHER HEALTH CARE
SERVICES FOR ALL PARENTS AND CARETAKER RELATIVES:

1.       Who have a dependent child living in the

PARENTS' OR CARETAKER RELATIVES' HOME; AND

2.        WHOSE ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS AT OR
BELOW 116 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL;

(X) BEGINNING ON JULY 1, 2008, SHALL PROVIDE,
SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS OF THE STATE BUDGET, AND AS PERMITTED BY
FEDERAL LAW, MEDICAL CARE AND OTHER HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR
ADULTS:

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