- (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
- (b) “Carrier” has the meaning stated in § 15-1301 of this title.
- (c) “Enrollee” means an individual entitled to health care benefits from a carrier.
(d) “Physician rating system” means any program that:
- (1) measures, rates, or tiers the performance of physicians under contract with the carrier; and
- (2) discloses the measures, rates, or tiers to enrollees or the public.
- (e) “Ratings examiner” means an independent entity that is approved by the Maryland Health Care Commission to review physician rating systems.
Added by Acts 2009, c. 585, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Acts 2009, c. 586, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.