Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 3
Subtitle 18 - HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) INFECTION AND ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)
Chapter 10.18.01 - Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program: Temporary Assistance Program
Section 10.18.01.02 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.18.01.02
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
(AIDS)" means the medical condition caused by the Human Immunodeficiency
Virus.
(2) "Agent" means a case
manager, licensed social worker, registered nurse, or any other related
professional that assists an individual in submitting an application to the
Temporary Assistance Program.
(3)
"Applicant" means an individual on whose behalf an application has been
submitted to the Temporary Assistance Program and whose eligibility status for
the Temporary Assistance Program has not yet been determined.
(4) "Department" means the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene.
(5)
"Drug" means an article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation,
treatment, or prevention of disease licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, and covered by the Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program as
specified in COMAR 10.18.06.04.
(6) "Enrollment period" means the period of
time a recipient may receive Temporary Assistance Program benefits.
(7) "Health care practitioner" means any
individual licensed to prescribe U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved
drugs or other products in the state in which they practice.
(8) "Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)"
means the virus that causes AIDS.
(9) "Low-Income Subsidy (LIS)" means the
federal program available under the Medicare Part D prescription drug program
and Medicare advantage plans that assists persons who have limited income to
pay for the cost of premiums, deductibles, and copayments.
(10) "Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program
(MADAP)" means the program administered by the Department that provides
services specified in COMAR
10.18.06.04 for enrolled
recipients.
(11) "Medical
Assistance" has the meaning specified in COMAR 10.09.24.02.
(12) "Open formulary" means all U.S. Food and
Drug Administration-approved prescription medications and related devices that
are not on the list of excluded drugs and other products maintained by the
Department per COMAR
10.18.06.04-1.
(13) "Recipient" means an individual who is
enrolled in the Temporary Assistance Program.
(14) "Resident" means an individual:
(a) Who is living in the State voluntarily
with the intention of making it that individual's home and not for a temporary
purpose; and
(b) For whom any
temporary absence from the State is coupled with an intent to return so as not
to interrupt the continuity of residence.
(15) "Temporary Assistance Program (TAP)"
means the program administered by the Department that provides short term MADAP
services as specified in Regulation .05 of this chapter for low income eligible
individuals.
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