If an incarcerated inmate in a Maryland-based correctional facility is determined to be eligible for one of the following coverage groups, the individual may qualify for presumptive eligibility for correctional facilities:

1. A. Parents and other caretaker relatives whose household income is equal to or less than 133 percent of the federal poverty level;
2. B. Pregnant women whose income is equal to or less than 250 percent of the federal poverty level;
3. C. Childless adults 19 years old or older and younger than 65 years old whose household income is equal to or less than 133 percent of the federal poverty level; and
4. D. Former foster care individuals who are younger than 26 years old.

Authority: Health-General Article, §15-103(b), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: December 18, 2017 (44:25 Md. R. 1180)

Regulation .02B amended effective December 30, 2019 (46:26 Md. R. 1164); March 30, 2026 (53:6 Md. R. 291)

Regulation .03 amended effective December 30, 2019 (46:26 Md. R. 1164)