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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 572

to contact potential members prior to the granting of a
certificate of authority for the purpose of discussing the
health care services the organization proposes to offer if a
certificate of authority were granted.

845.

The powers of fa health maintenance] AN organization
which is issued a certificate of authority TO OPERATE A
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION in accordance with the
provisions of this subtitle include, but are not limited to:

(a)   All powers given to corporations (including
professional corporations), partnerships, associations or
other business entities pursuant to their organizational
documents and any provisions of this Code, which are not in
conflict with any of the provisions of this subtitle;

(b)   Establishing, maintaining, and operating health

care [plans] ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN HEALTH MAINTENANCE

ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO NONMEMBERS
WHO PRESENT THEMSELVES ON OTHER THAN A PREPAID BASIS;

(c)   Providing health care services on a prepaid basis
through licensed providers of these services under contract
with or employed by a health maintenance organization;

(d)   Contracting with any person for the performance on
its behalf of certain health [care plan] MAINTENANCE
ORGANIZATION'S ORGANIZATION functions, such as marketing,
enrollment, and administration;

(e)   Contracting with an insurance company or companies
licensed to do an accident and health business in the State
or with any hospital, nonprofit health service plan, medical
health service, nursing service, optometric service,
podiatry service, dental service, or pharmaceutical service
plan corporation, or any similar entity authorized to do
business in this State, for the provision of insurance,
reinsurance, or indemnity, or reimbursement against the cost
of health care services provided by the health maintenance
organization;

(f)   Receiving and accepting from governmental or
private agencies payments covering all or part of the cost
of [subscriptions to provide] PROVIDING health care
services, facilities, appliances, medicines, and supplies,

INCLUDING THOSE NOT NECESSARILY PRESCRIBED BY THE HEALTH

MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION BENEFIT PACKAGE:

(g) Purchasing, leasing, constructing,__renovating,

operating, or maintaining hospitals, medical facilities, or
both, and their ancillary equipment, and property reasonably
required for its principal office or for ether purposes

necessary in the transaction of the business of the

organization; and