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Terms Used In Maryland Code, HUMAN SERVICES 5-5B-03

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
Subject to § 5-5B-04 of this subtitle, an applicant is entitled to assistance under this subtitle if the applicant is:

(1) a citizen of the United States or a qualified alien as determined by the Administration;

(2) a resident of the State and the jurisdiction served by the local department at the time of application;

(3) unemployed;

(4) not receiving any other means-tested cash assistance; and

(5) determined, based on the medical form required under § 5-5B-05 of this subtitle, to have an impairment that is expected to last at least 3 months.