PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 134
(2) The Commissioner, in cooperation with the Maryland Health Care
Access and Cost Commission, may provide for partial payments.
(e) The Commissioner shall distribute the fees collected under this section to the
Health Care Access and Cost Fund established under § 19-1515 of the Health - General
Article.
(f) Each payor shall cooperate fully in submitting reports and claims data and
providing any other information to the Maryland Health Care Access and Cost
Commission in accordance with Title 19, Subtitle 15 of the Health - General Article.
(g) The Commissioner shall report to the Maryland Health Care Access and Cost
Commission in a timely manner the name and address of each payor that is assessed a fee
under this section and the amount of the assessment.
(h) Each payor shall pay for health care services in accordance with the payment
system adopted under § 19-1509 of the Health - General Article.
15-1203.
(a) A small employer under this subtitle is a person that meets the criteria
specified in any subsection of this section.
(b) (1) A person is considered a small employer under this subtitle if the person:
(i) is an employer that on at least 50% of its working days during the
preceding calendar year, employed at least two but not more than 50 eligible employees;
the majority of whom are employed in the State; and
(ii) is a person actively engaged in business or is the governing body of:
1. a charter home-rule county established under Article XI-A
of the Maryland Constitution;
2. a code home-rule county established under Article-XI-F of
the Maryland Constitution;
3. a commission county established or operating under Article
25 of the Code; or
4. a municipal corporation established or operating under
Article XI-E of the Maryland Constitution.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection:
(i) a person is considered a small employer under this subtitle if the
employer did not exist during the preceding calendar year but on at least 50% of the
working days during its first year the employer employs at least two but not more than 50
eligible employees and otherwise satisfies the conditions of paragraph (1)(i) of this
subsection; and
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