- A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
- (1) “Assessment” means the total dollar amount that the Commission bills payers, hospitals, and nursing homes for a given fiscal year.
- (2) “Commission” means the Maryland Health Care Commission.
- (3) “Health benefit plan” has the meaning stated in Insurance Article, §15-201, Annotated Code of Maryland.
- (4) “Hospital” has the meaning stated in Health-General Article, §19-301, Annotated Code of Maryland.
- (5) “Nursing home” means a related institution, as defined in Health-General Article, §19-301, Annotated Code of Maryland, that is classified as a nursing home.
(6) “Payer” means a:
- (a) Health insurer;
- (b) Nonprofit health service plan that holds a certificate of authority and provides health insurance policies or contracts in the State; or
- (c) Health maintenance organization that holds a certificate of authority in this State.
- (7) “User fee” means that portion of the assessment that each payer remits to the Administration pursuant to the formula established in Health-General Article, §19-111, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Authority: Health-General Article, §19-111, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date:
Regulations .01 — .04 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 1, 1994 (21:15 Md. R. 1301); adopted permanently effective December 5, 1994 (21:24 Md. R. 1988)
Regulations .01 — .03 amended as an emergency provision effective June 8, 1995 (22:13 Md. R. 965); emergency status extended at 22:20 Md. R. 1540; emergency status expired January 15, 1996; adopted permanently effective February 12, 1996 (23:3 Md. R. 168)
Regulations .01 — .04 repealed and new Regulations .01 — .03 adopted effective August 21, 2000 (27:16 Md. R. 1525)
Regulation .02C amended effective March 18, 2002 (29:5 Md. R. 503); April 11, 2005 (32:7 Md. R. 681); April 20, 2009 (36:8 Md. R. 596); July 22, 2013 (40:14 Md. R. 1175); May 22, 2017 (44:10 Md. R. 473); July 22, 2024 (51:14 Md. R. 678)