Maryland Department of Human Resources Section 51
§ 51.
  (a)   Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and in regulations adopted by the Secretary, a local department may not pay temporary cash assistance to:
    (1)   A family that includes an adult who has received more than 60 cumulative months of temporary cash assistance funded wholly or in part by federal funds; or
    (2)   A family that includes an adult who:
      (i)   Has received more than 24 cumulative months of temporary cash assistance funded wholly or in part by federal funds; and
      (ii)   Who is not participating in a work activity.
  (b)   The Secretary shall establish by regulation:
    (1)   Standards and procedures under which local departments of social services may exempt families from the limitations of subsection (a)(1) of this section for reasons of hardship; and
    (2)   A separate State program, subject to subsection (c) of this section, that:
      (i)   Is funded entirely from State general funds that may be counted toward any federal maintenance of effort requirement;
      (ii)   Shall pay temporary cash assistance to families who are exempted under item (1) of this subsection but who cannot receive federal funds due to federal limitations; and
      (iii)   Is subject to all Family Investment Program requirements in this title.
  (c)   The provisions of this section are subject to federal law and regulation.