This chapter defines the eligibility criteria for all social services provided by the Department of Human Services through the Social Services Administration or by other public and private agencies who provide social services through purchase of service agreements with the Administration. This chapter also describes the requirements of eligibility determination and redetermination.

Authority: Human Services Article §§4-205 and 4-207, Annotated Code of Maryland
Federal Statutory Reference: 42 U.S.C. §§621 AND 9902

Effective date: October 1, 1975

Regulation .01 amended effective April 8, 1985 (12:7 Md. R. 699)

Regulation .01H amended effective June 27, 1980 (7:13 Md. R. 1271)

Regulation .02 amended effective April 8, 1985 (12:7 Md. R. 699)

Regulations .02E, F, H, J; .03A, B; .04A, D, E, F, G, H; .05A, C, E; .09C amended effective May 3, 1976 (3:17 Md. R. 912) as emergency; adopted permanently at 3:17 Md. R. 912

Regulation .02F amended effective December 12, 1980 (7:25 Md. R. 2333)

Regulation .02H amended effective June 2, 1978 (5:11 Md. R. 886) and June 1, 1979 (6:11 Md. R. 977)

Regulation .03C amended effective April 8, 1985 (12:7 Md. R. 699)

Regulation .04A amended effective June 30, 1978 (5:13 Md. R. 1041); July 1, 1980 (7:13 Md. R. 1272)

Regulation .04B amended effective July 1, 1980 (7:13 Md. R. 1272); June 12, 1981 (8:12 Md. R. 1060); March 1, 1983 (10:3 Md. R. 208)

Regulation .04E adopted effective June 2, 1978 (5:11 Md. R. 886)

Regulations .04, .05, and .06 repealed effective June 3, 1985 (12:11 Md. R. 1046)

Regulation .06 amended effective September 14, 1981 (8:18 Md. R. 1477)

Regulations .07, .08, and .09 amended effective June 2, 1978 (5:11 Md. R. 886)

Regulation .07B amended effective October 6, 1986 (13:20 Md. R. 2208)

Regulation .07D amended effective April 8, 1985 (12:7 Md. R. 699)

Regulation .08A amended effective October 6, 1986 (13:20 Md. R. 2208)

Regulation .08B amended effective April 8, 1985 (12:7 Md. R. 699)

Regulation .08C amended effective May 15, 1981 (8:10 Md. R. 875)

Regulation .10 amended effective January 5, 1977 (4:1 Md. R. 15); October 6, 1986 (13:20 Md. R. 2208)

Regulation .11 amended by emergency provision effective July 1, 1976 (3:19 Md. R. 1050)

Regulation .11 amended effective April 13, 1977 (4:8 Md. R. 633); August 31, 1977 (4:18 Md. R. 1394); November 3, 1978 (5:22 Md. R. 1672); September 7, 1979 (6:18 Md. R. 1457); July 1, 1980 (7:13 Md. R. 1272); August 17, 1981 (8:16 Md. R. 1362); March 1, 1983 (10:3 Md. R. 208); January 30, 1984 (11:2 Md. R. 111); January 14, 1985 (12:1 Md. R. 15); April 8, 1985 (12:7 Md. R. 699); October 20, 1985 (12:21 Md. R. 2029); September 8, 1986 (13:18 Md. R. 2018); October 5, 1987 (14:20 Md. R. 2140); July 1, 1988 (15:11 Md. R. 1330); August 21, 1989 (16:16 Md. R. 1749); November 12, 1990 (17:22 Md. R. 2654); October 28, 1991 (18:21 Md. R. 2307); March 15, 1993 (20:5 Md. R. 513); January 17, 1994 (21:1 Md. R. 29); December 19, 1994 (21:25 Md. R. 2104); December 4, 1995 (22:24 Md. R. 1893); December 16, 1996 (23:25 Md. R. 1784); September 8, 1997 (24:18 Md. R. 1295)

Regulation .11 repealed and new Regulation .11 adopted effective November 2, 1998 (25:22 Md. R. 1651)

Regulation .11 repealed and new Regulation .11 adopted effective December 13, 1999 (26:25 Md. R. 1897)

Regulation .11 repealed and new Regulation .11 adopted effective November 13, 2000 (27:22 Md. R. 2059)

Chapter revised effective December 24, 2001 (28:25 Md. R. 2189)

Regulation .08 repealed and new Regulation .08 adopted effective November 25, 2002 (29:23 Md. R. 1810); October 13, 2003 (30:20 Md. R. 1447); December 9, 2004 (31:24 Md. R. 1725); October 10, 2005 (32:20 Md. R. 1655); October 9, 2006 (33:20 Md. R. 1614); May 19, 2008 (35:10 Md. R. 972); November 30, 2009 (36:24 Md. R. 1856); November 15, 2010 (37:23 Md. R. 1609); October 17, 2011 (38:21 Md. R. 1276); December 24, 2012 (39:25 Md. R. 1610); December 12, 2013 (40:24 Md. R. 2016); August 3, 2015 (42:15 Md. R. 1015)