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HOUSE BILL 489
J3 3lr2428
By: Delegate R. Lewis
Introduced and read first time: January 30, 2023
Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Residential Service Agencies – Reimbursement – Personal Assistance Services 2
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to reimburse a 3
residential service agency for personal assistance services only if the personal 4
assistance services are provided by an individual classified as an employee; and 5
generally relating to reimbursements to residential service agencies. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – Health – General 8
Section 19–4A–10 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – Health – General 14
19–4A–10. 15
(A) Except as provided by federal law, licensure under this subtitle does not 16
entitle a residential service agency to reimbursement by a third party payor. 17
(B) THE DEPARTMENT MAY REIMBU RSE A RESIDENTIAL SE RVICE AGENCY 18
FOR PERSONAL ASSISTA NCE SERVICES ONLY IF THE PERSONAL ASSIST ANCE 19
SERVICES ARE PROVIDE D BY AN INDIVIDUAL C LASSIFIED AS AN EMPL OYEE. 20
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 21
October 1, 2023. 22