WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 754

[(d)] (E) Only the Commissioner may issue, suspend, or
revoke a certificate of authority of a health maintenance
organization.

19-708.

(a)  An applicant for a certificate to operate as a health
maintenance organization shall submit an application to the
Commissioner on the form that the Commissioner requires.

(b)  The application shall include or be accompanied by:

(1)  A copy of the basic health maintenance
organizational document and any amendments to it that, where
applicable, are certified by the Department of Assessments and
Taxation;

(2)  A copy of the bylaws of the health maintenance
organization, if any, that are certified by the appropriate
officer;

(3)  A list of the individuals who are to be
responsible for the conduct of the affairs of the health
maintenance organization, including all members of the governing
body, the officers and directors if it is a corporation, and the
partners or associates if it is a partnership or association;

(4)  The addresses of those individuals and their
official capacity with the health maintenance organization;

(5)  A statement by each individual referred to in
item (3) of this section that fully discloses the extent and
nature of any contract or arrangement between the individual and
the health maintenance organization and any possible conflict of
interest;

(6)  A resume of the qualifications of:

(i) The administrator;

(ii) The medical director;

(iii) The enrollment director; and

(iv) Any other individual who is associated
with the health maintenance organization that the Commissioner
and the Secretary request under their joint internal procedures;

(7)  A statement that describes generally:

(i) The health maintenance organization,
including:

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