Ch. 134 1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - Insurance
Section 15-1203 15-1203(c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Volume and 1996 Supplement)

(As enacted by Chapter_(H.B. 11) of the Acts of the General Assembly of

1997)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 462 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1995
Section 3

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health - General

19-1501.

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) "Commission" means the Maryland Health Care Access and Cost
Commission.

(c) "Comprehensive standard health benefit plan" means the comprehensive
standard health benefit plan adopted in accordance with Article 48A, § 700 of the Code.

(d) (1) "Health care provider" means:

(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(1) 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.

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

(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

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