Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB430 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0430
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 430
8	8	J1 5lr2190
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10	10	By: Delegate Cullison
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 16, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Employed Individuals With Disabilities Program – Upper Age Limit – 2
19	19	Prohibition 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of prohibiting the Maryland Department of Health from establishing an 4
22	22	upper age limit on eligibility to receive Employed Individuals with Disabilities 5
23	23	Program services; and generally relating to the Employed Individuals with 6
24	24	Disabilities Program. 7
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26	26	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
27	27	Article – Health – General 9
28	28	Section 15–138(a)(1) and (2) and (b) 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
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32	32	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
33	33	Article – Health – General 14
34	34	Section 15–138(e) 15
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
36	36	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
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38	38	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
39	39	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
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41	41	Article – Health – General 20
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43	43	15–138. 21
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45	45	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 22
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47	47	(2) “EID Program” means the Employed Individuals with Disabilities 23
48	48	Program operated under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program. 24 2 HOUSE BILL 430
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52	52	(b) The Department shall provide health care services for individuals under the 1
53	53	EID Program in accordance with this section. 2
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55	55	(e) The Department may not: 3
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57	57	(1) Limit eligibility to receive EID Program services based on: 4
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59	59	(i) The earned or unearned income of the applicant or the 5
60	60	applicant’s spouse; 6
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62	62	(ii) Any assets or resources of the applicant’s or recipient’s spouse 7
63	63	that are not joint assets for a recipient; 8
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65	65	(iii) Any retirement account assets or resources for an applicant or a 9
66	66	recipient; or 10
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68	68	(iv) Any assets or resources in an independence account established 11
69	69	for a recipient of EID Program services; [or] 12
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71	71	(2) Establish as a prerequisite for eligibility to receive EID Program 13
72	72	services that an applicant apply for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits when the 14
73	73	applicant does not receive the benefits and has earnings that are above the substantial 15
74	74	gainful activity level established by the Social Security Administration; OR 16
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76	76	(3) ESTABLISH AN UPPER AG E LIMIT ON ELIGIBILI TY TO RECEIVE 17
77	77	EID PROGRAM SERVICES . 18
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79	79	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 19
80	80	October 1, 2025. 20