(a)The Secretary shall provide notice and an opportunity for a Medicaid fair hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article and federal Medicaid law to:
(1)An applicant for Administration Medicaid waiver services who is denied eligibility for the services;
(2)An applicant for Administration Medicaid waiver services who contests the priority category assigned to the applicant for the services; and
(3)A recipient of Administration Medicaid waiver services:
(i)Whose claim for Administration Medicaid waiver services is denied or is not acted on with reasonable promptness; or
(ii)Who believes the Administration has taken an action erroneously.
(b)(1) Except as provided in su
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(a) The Secretary shall provide notice and an opportunity for a Medicaid fair hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article and federal Medicaid law to:
(1) An applicant for Administration Medicaid waiver services who is denied eligibility for the services;
(2) An applicant for Administration Medicaid waiver services who contests the priority category assigned to the applicant for the services; and
(3) A recipient of Administration Medicaid waiver services:
(i) Whose claim for Administration Medicaid waiver services is denied or is not acted on with reasonable promptness; or
(ii) Who believes the Administration has taken an action erroneously.
(b) (1) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, an applicant for services or a recipient of services under this title may:
(i) Request an informal hearing before the Secretary’s designee on any action or inaction of the Secretary made under this title; and
(ii) Request the Secretary to review the decision of the informal hearing.
(2) After the Secretary receives a request for a review, the Secretary shall conduct the review in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.