1. A. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, the effective date of enrollment shall be 20 days from the date of the notice described in Regulation .03A and B of this chapter, whichever is later.
2. B. If an enrollee determined to have abused benefits appeals the determination, the effective date of the enrollment shall be tolled pending the outcome of the appeal.
3. C. The duration of an enrollee’s enrollment in a plan may not be altered because of changes in how the individual receives medical assistance, including but not limited to a change in the enrollee’s MCO enrollment.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§15-102.1(b)(9) and 15-103, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: February 2, 2004 (31:2 Md. R. 82)

Regulation .02A amended as an emergency provision effective November 1, 2008 (35:24 Md. R. 2069); amended permanently effective February 23, 2009 (36:4 Md. R. 353)

Regulation .04 amended as an emergency provision effective January 5, 2005 (32:6 Md. R. 634); amended permanently effective April 11, 2005 (32:7 Md. R. 679)

Regulation .04D amended effective October 5, 2009 (36:20 Md. R. 1528); April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 615); December 24, 2012 (39:25 Md. R. 1613)

Regulations .01—.04 repealed and new Regulations .01—.05 adopted effective October 26, 2015 (42:21 Md. R. 1301)

Regulation .02B amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 955)

Regulation .05B amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1244)

Chapter transferred from COMAR 10.09.75 effective November 1, 2019 (46:22 Md. R. 977)