1. (a) The Secretary shall provide notice and an opportunity for a Medicaid fair hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article and federal Medicaid law to:

   1. (1) An applicant for Administration Medicaid waiver services who is denied eligibility for the services;
   2. (2) An applicant for Administration Medicaid waiver services who contests the priority category assigned to the applicant for the services; and

   3. (3) A recipient of Administration Medicaid waiver services:

      1. (i) Whose claim for Administration Medicaid waiver services is denied or is not acted on with reasonable promptness; or
      2. (ii) Who believes the Administration has taken an action erroneously.

2. (b)

   1. (1) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, an applicant for services or a recipient of services under this title may:

      1. (i) Request an informal hearing before the Secretary's designee on any action or inaction of the Secretary made under this title; and
      2. (ii) Request the Secretary to review the decision of the informal hearing.
   2. (2) After the Secretary receives a request for a review, the Secretary shall conduct the review in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.

Added by Acts 1986, c. 636, § 2, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 1986, c. 637, § 2, eff. July 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 501, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 502, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2015, c. 399, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015.