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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 627
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(d) (1) The Commission shall adopt regulations governing the access and
retrieval of all medical claims data and other information collected and stored in the
medical care data base and any claims clearinghouse licensed by the Commission and
may set reasonable fees covering the costs of accessing and retrieving the stored data.
(2) These regulations shall ensure that confidential or privileged
patient information is kept confidential.
(3) Records or information protected by the privilege between a health
care practitioner and a patient, or otherwise required by law to be held confidential,
shall be filed in a manner that does not disclose the identity of the person protected.
(e) (1) To the extent practicable, when collecting the data required under
subsection (c) of this section, the Commission shall utilize any standardized claim form
or electronic transfer system being used by health care practitioners, [office] facilities,
and payors.
(2) The Commission shall develop appropriate methods for collecting
the data required under subsection (c) of this section on subscribers or enrollees of
health maintenance organizations.
(f) Until the provisions of § 19-134 of this subtitle are fully implemented,
where appropriate, the Commission may limit the data collection under this section.
(g) (1) By October 1, 1995 and each year thereafter, the Commission shall
publish an annual report on those health care services selected by the Commission
that:
(i) Describes the variation in fees charged by health care
practitioners and [office] facilities on a statewide basis and in each health service area
for those health care services; and
(ii) Describes the geographic variation in the utilization of those
health care services.
(2) (i) On an annual basis, the Commission shall publish:
1. The total reimbursement for all health care services
over a 12-month period;
2. The total reimbursement for each health care
specialty over a 12-month period;
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