Martin O'Malley, Governor

Ch. 7

1.        WHO DO NOT MEET REQUIREMENTS, SUCH AS
AGE, DISABILITY, OR PARENT OR CARETAKER RELATIVE OF A DEPENDENT
CHILD, FOR A FEDERAL CATEGORY OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAID;

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

3.        WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED IN THE FEDERAL

Medicare program, as enacted by Title XVIII of the Social Security

ACT;

[(ix)] (XI) May include bedside nursing care for eligible Program
recipients; and                                                                                                 

[(x)] (XII) Shall provide services in accordance with funding
restrictions included in the annual State budget bill.

(3) Subject to restrictions in federal law or waivers, the Department
may:

(I) [impose] IMPOSE cost-sharing on Program recipients; AND

(ii) for adults who do not meet requirements for a
federal category of eligibility for medicaid:

1.       cap enrollment; and

2.       Limit the benefit package.

(b) (23) [(vii) An individual who was enrolled in the Primary Adult Care
Program established under § 15-140 of this subtitle within 120 days of becoming
eligible for the HealthChoice Program shall be enrolled automatically in the same
managed care organization in which the individual was enrolled under the Primary
Adult Care Program, if the managed care organization is participating in the
HealthChoice Program.]

[15-140.

(a)       In this section, "Program" means the Primary Adult Care Program.

(b)       (1) There is a Primary Adult Care Program within the Program.
(2) The purpose of the Primary Adult Care Program is to:

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