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Ch. 280 2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES FUND
ESTABLISHED UNDER § 19-2112 OF THE HEALTH GENERAL ARTICLE TO BE USED TO
PROVIDE SPECIALTY HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
[(5)] (6) For each fiscal year for which appropriations are made, 0.15% of
the Fund shall be appropriated for the purposes of enforcement of Title 16, Subtitle 5
of the Business Regulation Article.
[(6)] (7) Any additional appropriations, not subject to paragraph (3),
paragraph (4), PARAGRAPH (5), or paragraph [(5)] (6) of this subsection, may be made
for any lawful purpose.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:
Article—State Government
12-101.
(a) In this subtitle, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, "State
personnel" means:
(13) to the extent of a nonprofit organization's activities as a third party
payee, and to the extent the nonprofit organization has no other insurance for this
purpose, a nonprofit organization that has been approved by the Department of
Human Resources or its designee to serve as a third party payee for purposes of
providing temporary each assistance, transitional assistance, or child specific
benefits to Family Investment Program recipients; [or]
(14) A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR HOSPITAL WHEN PROVIDING
SERVICES TO AN INDIVIDUAL REFERRED TO THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR
HOSPITAL BY A COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCE, AS DEFINED IN § 19-2101 OF THE
HEALTH—GENERAL ARTICLE; OR
(14) A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER WHO CONTRACTS DIRECTLY WITH
THE MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION ESTABLISHED
UNDER § 19-2102 OF THE HEALTH GENERAL ARTICLE, OR DIRECTLY WITH A
COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCE, AS DEFINED IN § 19-2101 OF THE HEALTH
GENERAL ARTICLE, WHEN PROVIDING SERVICES UNDER THE CONTRACT, IF THE
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED:
(I) TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE BENEFITS
UNDER TITLE 19, SUBTITLE 21 OF THE HEALTH—GENERAL ARTICLE; AND
(II) EITHER WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT A RATE OF REIMBURSEMENT
THAT IS NO MORE THAN THE MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR THE SERVICE
RENDERED;
(15) A HOSPITAL WHEN PROVIDING SERVICES TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS;
(I) REFERRED TO THE HOSPITAL BY A COMMUNITY HEALTH
RESOURCE, AS DEFINED IN § 19-2101 OF THE HEALTH—GENERAL ARTICLE; AND
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