Section 5-5B-07 - Eligibility period(a) The local department shall determine an eligibility period for a recipient based on the estimated duration of the impairment indicated in the medical form required under § 5-5B-05 of this subtitle.(b) The eligibility period determined by the local department:(1) may be less than the estimated recovery time indicated on the medical form; and(2) may not exceed the estimated recovery time indicated on the medical form.(c) If a local department determines that a recipient's eligibility period is at least 3 months, but less than 12 months, the recipient shall be eligible for assistance for not more than 9 months in a 36-month period.(d)(1) If the local department determines that a recipient is unlikely to recover in less than 12 months, the recipient shall be eligible for assistance for not more than 12 months if the recipient: (i) pursues Supplemental Security Income; and(ii) otherwise remains eligible for assistance under this subtitle.(2) The local department may establish additional eligibility periods, each not exceeding 12 months, if the recipient: (i) reapplies for assistance under this subtitle;(ii) maintains eligibility; and(iii) continues to pursue a Supplemental Security Income claim.(3) The local department shall adjust the eligibility period for a recipient to be not more than 9 months in a 36-month period if the recipient:(i) withdraws the recipient's application for Supplemental Security Income; or(ii) is denied the Supplemental Security Income claim.(e) Unless a recipient reapplies for assistance and the local department establishes an additional eligibility period, a recipient's eligibility for assistance under this subtitle will automatically end at the end of the eligibility period established by the local department.(f) If a recipient is eligible for any portion of a month, the recipient shall be eligible for the entire month.Added by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 408,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2018.