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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 770

(e-2) (1) Property owned by a continuing care facility
for the aged which is used for any of the following
purposes:

(i) Licensed under [Article 43 of this
Code] THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE to provide nursing care,
domiciliary care, or comprehensive care and used for such
purposes, which property is deemed to include that portion
of land and central administrative and service facilities
reasonably allocable to the licensed health care facility;
or

66.

No payment of any money due the State, either in suit
or on judgment, shall be valid and effectual unless made to
the Attorney General or [to] the Treasurer[,] or [unless
made] to [such] A sheriff[, coroner or elisor as may be] WHO
IS authorized to receive the same by virtue of any execution
issued to enforce the payment thereof.

135.

As used in this article:

(1) The phrase "insurance company" means (a)
every person engaged as principal in the business of writing
insurance, surety, guaranty or annuity contracts (except
nonprofit hospital service plan corporations and fraternal
benefit societies, as defined by Article 48A of this Code;
and health maintenance organizations authorized in
accordance with [Article 43 of this Code] TITLE 19, SUBTITLE
7 OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE) and includes mutual
insurance companies, title insurance companies, the Maryland
Automobile Insurance Fund and credit indemnity companies,
and (b) attorneys-in-fact for reciprocal exchanges or
interinsurers.

136.

(b) In computing the tax on premiums hereby imposed
the following deductions from gross direct premiums
allocable to this State shall be allowed, but only to the
extent they are properly allocable to premiums taxable
hereunder: (1) returned premiums (not including surrender
values); (2) dividends paid or credited to policyholders, or
applied to purchase additional insurance or to shorten the
premium paying period; (3) returns or refunds made or
credited to policyholders because of retrospective ratings
or safe driver rewards; and (4) premiums received by an
insurance company under policies providing health
maintenance organization benefits to the extent of the
amounts actually paid by the insurance company to a
nonprofit health maintenance organization authorized under
[Article 43 of this Code] TITLE 19, SUBTITLE 7 OF THE HEALTH