1. (1) a corporation that operates a nonprofit health service plan under Title 14, Subtitle 2 of this article;
2. (2) a dental plan organization as defined in § 14-401 of this article;
3. (3) a health maintenance organization as defined in Title 19, Subtitle 7 of the Health--General Article;
4. (4) a surplus lines insurer;
5. (5) the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund;
6. (6) the State when a claim has been filed against the State under Title 12 of the State Government Article;
7. (7) the State when a claim has been filed against the State under Title 2, Subtitle 5 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article;
8. (8) the State, including the Uninsured Employers' Fund, when a claim has been filed against the State under Title 9 of the Labor and Employment Article;
9. (9) the Maryland Transit Administration when acting as a self-insurer under § 7-703 of the Transportation Article;
10. (10) a third party administrator under Title 8, Subtitle 3 of this article;
11. (11) a self-insurer under § 17-103(a)(2) of the Transportation Article;
12. (12) the Maryland Health Insurance Plan;
13. (13) a governmental self-insurer group formed in accordance with § 9-404 of the Labor and Employment Article;
14. (14) an employer who self-insures or participates in a self-insurance group in accordance with § 9-405 of the Labor and Employment Article; and
15. (15) an agent, employee, or representative of an entity described in items (1) through (14) of this section.

The provisions of this subtitle that apply to insurers also apply to:

Added by Acts 1997, c. 35, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 730, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2005, c. 369, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2008, c. 25, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2010, c. 72, § 1, eff. April 13, 2010; Acts 2012, c. 570, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2018, c. 533, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.

Formerly Art. 48A, § 233.