§ 5-5B-07
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§5–5B–07.
(a)The local department shall determine an eligibility period for a recipient based on the estimated duration of the impairment indicated in the medical form required under § 5–5B–05 of this subtitle.
(b)The eligibility period determined by the local department:
(1)may be less than the estimated recovery time indicated on the medical form; and
(2)may not exceed the estimated recovery time indicated on the medical form.
(c)If a local department determines that a recipient’s eligibility period is at least 3 months, but less than 12 months, the recipient shall be eligible for assistance for not more than 9 months in a 36–month period.
(1)If the local department determines that a recipient is unlikely to recover in less than 12 months, the recipient shall be eligible for assistance for not more than 12 months if the recipient:
(i)pursues Supplemental Security Income; and
(ii)otherwise remains eligible for assistance under this subtitle.
(2)The local department may establish additional eligibility periods, each not exceeding 12 months, if the recipient:
(i)reapplies for assistance under this subtitle;
(ii)maintains eligibility; and
(iii)continues to pursue a Supplemental Security Income claim.
(3)The local department shall adjust the eligibility period for a recipient to be not more than 9 months in a 36–month period if the recipient:
(i)withdraws the recipient’s application for Supplemental Security Income; or
(ii)is denied the Supplemental Security Income claim.
(e)Unless a recipient reapplies for assistance and the local department establishes an additional eligibility period, a recipient’s eligibility for assistance under this subtitle will automatically end at the end of the eligibility period established by the local department.
(f)If a recipient is eligible for any portion of a month, the recipient shall be eligible for the entire month.