1. A. In order to be determined eligible for benefits under the Family Planning Program, an applicant:

   1. (1) Shall:

      1. (a) Have a household income that does not exceed 250 percent of the federal poverty level; and

      2. (b) Meet the following requirements:

         1. (i) Citizenship requirements in COMAR 10.09.24.05;
         2. (ii) Identity requirements in COMAR 10.09.24.05-1AF and H; and
         3. (iii) Residency requirements in COMAR 10.09.24.05-3.

   2. (2) May not be:

      1. (a) Pregnant;
      2. (b) Determined eligible for another Medical Assistance Program; or
      3. (c) An incarcerated inmate in a public institution as defined in COMAR 10.09.24.05-5A.

2. B. An applicant whose income does not exceed 250 percent of the federal poverty level and is determined eligible for pregnancy or postpartum coverage under COMAR 10.09.24 shall be:

   1. (1) Enrolled for 1 year without filing a separate application after pregnancy related period of eligibility ends; and
   2. (2) Redetermined for eligibility based on the criteria in §A of this regulation.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§2-104(b), 15-103(a), and 15-140, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.15 adopted as an emergency provision effective January 1, 2012 (39:2 Md. R. 139); adopted permanently effective June 11, 2012 (39:11 Md. R. 686)

Chapter revised effective January 6, 2014 (40:26 Md. R. 2163)

Regulation .02B amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1243)

Regulation .03 amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1243)

Regulation .04 amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1243)

December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1243)

Regulation .09 amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1243)

Regulation .11 amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1243)

Chapter revised effective January 13, 2020 (47:1 Md. R. 12)

Regulation .03A amended effective June 9, 2025 (52:11 Md. R. 532)

Regulation .03-1 adopted effective February 22, 2021 (48:4 Md. R. 176)