Applicability to All Applicants

(a)All applicants for the Medically Indigent Program shall meet the eligibility requirements set forth in § 2905 of this Article. This shall include, but not be limited to, individuals requiring services for tuberculosis, leprosy, lytico, bodig, end stage renal disease or insulin for diabetes.

(b)Cost Sharing Program. Applicants applying for assistance under the Program who are individuals requiring services for tuberculosis, leprosy, lytico, bodig, end stage renal disease or insulin for diabetes, and who have a gross income which exceeds by an amount not greater than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) of the gross monthly income limit of its category, shall be eligible for partial coverage as set out below: The following is a table of percentage of an applicant’s cost sharing portion for each range of available income per month above the income guidelines: Available Income Per Month (Above Income Guideline) Percentage of Cost Sharing (Participant’s Share) $ 1 - $ 167 7% $168 - $ 335 15% $336 - $ 502 22% $503 - $ 670 30% $671 - $ 837 37% $838 - $1,000 45%