In recognition of its continuing responsibility to its citizens to aid in reduction of the personal financial hardships associated with end-stage kidney disease, the State continues its commitment of resources to the Kidney Disease Program of Maryland. This subtitle is designed so that Maryland may provide help and support for its citizens whose needs are partially or wholly unmet by present federal or private support, or both, for end stage kidney disease.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§13-301 — 13-316 and 16-204, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 1, 1972

Regulations .01 — .09 repealed and new regulations .01 — .09 adopted effective July 19, 1982 (9:14 Md. R. 1431)

Regulations .04, .05, and .07L amended effective August 1, 1983 (10:15 Md. R. 1350)

Regulation .07B amended effective February 27, 1984 (11:4 Md. R. 314); August 20, 1987 (14:16 Md. R. 1775); November 16, 1987 (14:23 Md. R. 2414)

Regulation .07B and Q amended as an emergency provision effective January 1, 1987 (14:6 Md. R. 711, 14:9 Md. R. 1077); emergency status expired August 20, 1987 (Emergency provisions are temporary and not printed in COMAR)

Regulation .07Q amended effective July 2, 1984 (11:13 Md. R. 1777); August 20, 1987 (14:16 Md. R. 1775)

Regulation .07Q amended as an emergency provision effective July 2, 1984 (11:15 Md. R. 1327); adopted permanently effective December 19, 1984 (11:23 Md. R. 1992)

Regulation .07R adopted effective August 1, 1983 (10:15 Md. R. 1350)

Regulation .07S adopted as an emergency provision effective September 14, 1983 (10:20 Md. R. 1781); emergency status expired January 31, 1984 (Emergency provisions are temporary and not printed in COMAR)

Regulation .10 adopted effective December 20, 1982 (9:25 Md. R. 2484)

Regulations .11 and .13 adopted effective August 1, 1983 (10:15 Md. R. 1350)

Regulation .11 amended effective November 3, 1986 (13:22 Md. R. 2399)

Regulation .12 adopted effective June 4, 1984 (11:11 Md. R. 962)

Chapter revised effective October 31, 1988 (15:22 Md. R. 2556)

Regulation .04A amended effective April 15, 1991 (18:7 Md. R. 773); May 20, 1996 (23:10 Md. R. 732)

Regulation .04C adopted effective May 20, 1996 (23:10 Md. R. 732)

Regulation .05 amended effective December 19, 1994 (21:25 Md. R. 2105)

Regulation .06F amended effective December 19, 1994 (21:25 Md. R. 2105)

Regulation .07 repealed and new Regulation .07 adopted effective December 19, 1994 (21:25 Md. R. 2105)

Regulation .07A and M amended effective April 15, 1991 (18:7 Md. R. 773)

Regulation .11C amended effective December 19, 1994 (21:25 Md. R. 2105)

Regulation .14 amended effective December 19, 1994 (21:25 Md. R. 2105)

Regulation .15 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 1, 1992 (19:13 Md. R. 1200); emergency status expired November 8, 1992 (Emergency provisions are temporary and not printed in COMAR)

Regulation .15 adopted effective May 9, 1994 (21:9 Md. R. 751)

Regulation .15 repealed and new Regulation .15 adopted effective October 24, 1994 (21:21 Md. R. 1814)

Regulation .15F repealed effective August 23, 1999 (26:17 Md. R. 1323)

Regulation .16 adopted effective December 19, 1994 (21:25 Md. R. 2105)

Regulations .01 — .16 repealed and new Regulations .01 — .11 adopted effective December 22, 2003 (30:25 Md. R. 1846)

Regulation .02B amended effective April 5, 2010 (37:7 Md. R. 571); March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 486)

Regulation .02-1 adopted effective April 5, 2010 (37:7 Md. R. 571)

Regulation .03G adopted effective March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 486)

Regulation .08B amended effective April 5, 2010 (37:7 Md. R. 571)

Regulation .10A amended effective April 5, 2010 (37:7 Md. R. 571)

Regulation .11C adopted effective March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 486)

Chapter revised effective August 18, 2025 (52:16 Md. R. 846)