Health maintenance organization definition of "covered service"
revised to include referral or preauthorization requirements,
with an exception for trauma care rendered in a trauma center;
collection from enrollee by health care provider, provisions
altered .............................................................................................

HIV testing of patient who is unavailable or unable to consent to
testing if exposure between patient and health care provider or
first responder occurred, and report on testing of patients who
refuse to consent, requirements added .........................................

Injuries sustained as a result of professional services provided by
health care provider, civil action to recover damages prohibited
under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act ............................

Mastectomy or surgical removal of testicle, insurance coverage
requirements for home visits following procedure, termination
date extended..................................................................................

Medbank Program, termination date extended; administration
transferred to Medbank of Maryland, Inc.; use of funds,
provisions altered; report requirements altered ..........................

Medical review committees, categories expanded to include the
Maryland Patient Safety Center ...................................................

Nursing homes, electronic monitoring with consent of resident,
development of guidelines and report, requirements added .......

Nursing homes that receive payments from the Medical
Assistance Program, third party liability reviews and audits,
and credit balance reports, requirements added; measures to
resolve issues relating to delays in the Medicaid eligibility
process for nursing home residents, report required ..................

Pharmacy access hotline for medical assistance recipients,
establishment required; notice, tracking, and report
requirements added .......................................................................

Physician Quality Assurance, State Board of, renamed to be State
Board of Physicians; termination date extended; evaluation
deadline added; membership, appointment, vacancy, fees, Board
of Physicians Fund, and physician rehabilitation, peer review,
and discipline, provisions altered .................................................

Providers on health insurance carrier provider panel, provision of
list and other information to enrollees and prospective enrollees,
requirements altered ......................................................................

Patuxent Institution —

Appropriation to .................................................................................

Bond funds for ....................................................................................

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INDEX

Chapter

Page

440	3002
143	1366
371	2616
59	1139
236	2026
126	1305
409	2887
394	2819
260	2166
252	2105
259	2164
202	1650
	1727
204	1858
	1886