WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                           Ch. 258

(I)      A PERSON WHO IS LICENSED, CERTIFIED, OR OTHERWISE
AUTHORIZED UNDER THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE TO PROVIDE HEALTH
CARE IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS OR PRACTICE OF A PROFESSION OR
IN AN APPROVED EDUCATION OR TRAINING PROGRAM; OR

(II)     A FACILITY WHERE HEALTH CARE IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS
OR RECIPIENTS, INCLUDING A FACILITY AS DEFINED IN § 10-101(E) OF THIS ARTICLE,
A HOSPITAL AS DEFINED IN § 19-301(F) OF THIS ARTICLE, A RELATED INSTITUTION
AS DEFINED IN § 19-301(L) OF THIS ARTICLE, A HEALTH MAINTENANCE
ORGANIZATION AS DEFINED IN § 19-701(E) OF THIS ARTICLE, AN OUTPATIENT
CLINIC, AND A MEDICAL LABORATORY.

(2) "HEALTH CARE PROVIDER" INCLUDES THE AGENTS AND
EMPLOYEES OF A FACILITY WHO ARE LICENSED OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO
PROVIDE HEALTH CARE, THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF A FACILITY, AND THE
AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHO ARE LICENSED OR
OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE.

[(d)](E) "Health care practitioner" means any person that provides health care
services and is licensed under the Health Occupations Article.

[(e)](F) "Health care service" means any health or medical care procedure or
service rendered by a health care practitioner that:

(1)      Provides testing, diagnosis, or treatment of human disease or
dysfunction; or

(2)      Dispenses drugs, medical devices, medical appliances, or medical goods
for the treatment of human disease or dysfunction.

[(f)] (G) (1) "Office facility" means the office of one or more [physicians]
HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS in which health care services are provided to
individuals.

(2)      "Office facility" includes a facility that provides:
(i) Ambulatory surgery;

(ii) Radiological or diagnostic imagery; or
(iii) Laboratory services.

(3)      "Office facility" does not include any office, facility, or service operated
by a hospital and regulated under Subtitle 2 of this title.

[(g)] (H) "Payor" means:

(1) A health insurer[,] OR nonprofit health service plan[, or health
maintenance organization] that holds a certificate of authority [to offer] AND
PROVIDES health insurance policies or contracts in the State in accordance with this
article or Article 48A of the Code;

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