Proposed regulations, submission to Legislative Services
Department and AELR Committee review period; AELR
Committee emergency regulation approval and time limit for
effectiveness, public notice, and public website listing of
regulations and notice requests, provisions added and altered .

Home Care Services —

.Community Choice Program pilot program, federal waiver to
establish a managed care system of community care
organizations to provide long term care services to eligible
Medicaid enrollees, provisions added; federal waiver to alter
eligibility for Waiver for Older Adults services, provisions added
Home Health Care SEE Home Care Services
Hospitals —

Adverse events, reporting and analysis, requirements added .......

Disciplinary action against physician, failure of hospital or related

institution to report, penalty provisions altered ..........................

Patient safety initiatives and funding, requirements added ..........

Human Resources, Department of —

Community Choice Program pilot program, federal waiver to
establish managed care system of community care organizations
to provide long term care services to eligible Medicaid enrollees,
provisions added; federal waiver to alter eligibility for Waiver
for Older Adults services, provisions added .................................

Immunity SEE Liability
Income Tax —

Exemption for health maintenance organizations and managed
care organizations that are subject to premium tax, provisions
added ...............................................................................................

Insurance —

SEE ALSO Health Insurance

Availability of health care malpractice and other liability
insurance, impact of legislation on, annual report required ......

Maryland Medical Professional Liability Insurance Rate
Stabilization Fund that includes a rate stabilization account and
a medical assistance program account, established ....................

Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society -

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INDEX

Chapter

Page

2	2
8	105
4	9
5	58
5	64
5	97
4	9

5	89
	97
5	71
5	89
	97
	101

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