1. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

2. B. Terms Defined.

   1. (1) “December 1973 income” means an amount equal to the total of:

      1. (a) The amount of cash assistance the individual or couple received for December 1973, under programs in the State's plan approved under Title I, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act programs, including any part of the amount attributable to meeting special needs or circumstances, but not including any special rental allowances paid by political subdivisions of the State which were disregarded in computing the amount of cash assistance; and
      2. (b) The amount of nonassistance income received in December 1973 remaining after application of all appropriate income exclusions, minus any unreported income in December 1973, which, if reported, would have resulted in a reduction in the amount of assistance.
   2. (2) “SSA” means the federal Social Security Administration.
   3. (3) “SSI” means the Supplemental Security Income Program.

   4. (4) “Title XVI benefit plus any other income” means an amount equal to the total of:

      1. (a) The amount, if any, of the SSI benefit to which the individual or couple is entitled for the month under Title XVI of the Social Security Act; and
      2. (b) The amount of any income for the individual or couple for the month, other than Title XVI benefits, that would have been counted as income under the State Plan in operation for June 1973.

Authority: Human Services Article, §§2-209 and 5-205, Annotated Code of Maryland
Federal Regulatory Reference—20 CFR §§416.2001—416.2075

Effective date: January 1, 1974

Regulation .02E repealed effective April 7, 1978 (5:7 Md. R. 521)

Regulation .05A amended effective January 5, 1977 (4:1 Md. R. 15)

Regulation .06 repealed effective February 10, 1978 (5:3 Md. R. 137)

Regulation .07 amended effective January 19, 1977 (4:2 Md. R. 86)

Regulation .07B amended effective July 1, 1980 (7:13 Md. R. 1275)

Regulation .11 amended effective January 18, 1982 (9:1 Md. R. 18)

Regulation .12A adopted effective September 17, 1975 (2:21 Md. R. 1340)

Regulation .12A amended effective October 10, 1983 (10:20 Md. R. 1783)

Regulation .12B adopted effective December 10, 1975 (2:28 Md. R. 1666)

Regulations .01—.12 repealed and new regulations .01—.10 adopted effective July 16, 2007 (34:14 Md. R. 1245)