1. A. Application for Certification. An EHN seeking Commission certification shall:

   1. (1) Complete and submit an application for MHCC Electronic Health Network Certification in the form and manner specified by the Commission;
   2. (2) Provide evidence that it has been granted either candidacy status or full accreditation or certification status by a qualified accreditation or certification organization; and
   3. (3) Meet all Commission certification requirements set forth in Regulation .05 of this chapter.

2. B. Fees.

   1. (1) An application fee shall be paid to the Commission within 30 days of receipt of an invoice from the Commission.
   2. (2) For an electronic health network with one operational site, an application fee of $400 shall be paid within 30 days of receipt of an invoice from the Commission.
   3. (3) For an electronic health network with more than one operational site, an application fee of $400, plus a $200 fee for each additional operational site, shall be paid within 30 days of receipt of an invoice from the Commission.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§4-302.1, 4-302, 4-302.2—.3, 4-302.5, 19-103(c)(2), (9) and (10), 19-109(a)(1) and (8), 19-133(d), 19-134, and 19-135(a) and (b), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 15, 1996 (23:14 Md. R. 1008)

Regulation .01 amended effective July 23, 2001 (28:14 Md. R. 1322)

Regulation .02 amended effective April 3, 2000 (27:6 Md. R. 641)

Regulation .03 amended effective July 23, 2001 (28:14 Md. R. 1322)

Regulation .05 amended effective April 15, 2002 (29:7 Md. R. 620)

Regulation .10 amended effective July 23, 2001 (28:14 Md. R. 1322)

Regulation .11 amended effective April 3, 2000 (27:6 Md. R. 641); December 23, 2002 (29:25 Md. R. 1983)

Regulations .01—.11 repealed and new Regulations .01—.11 adopted effective March 24, 2008 (35:6 Md. R. 698)

Regulation .02B amended effective December 15, 2008 (35:25 Md. R. 2150)

Regulation .02B amended as an emergency provision effective January 11, 2024 (51:3 Md. R. 152); amended permanently effective May 13, 2024 (51:9 Md. R. 440)

Regulation .04A amended effective December 15, 2008 (35:25 Md. R. 2150)

Regulation .04B amended as an emergency provision effective January 11, 2024 (51:3 Md. R. 152); amended permanently effective May 13, 2024 (51:9 Md. R. 440)

Regulation .05A amended effective December 15, 2008 (35:25 Md. R. 2150)

Regulation .05A amended as an emergency provision effective January 11, 2024 (51:3 Md. R. 152); amended permanently effective May 13, 2024 (51:9 Md. R. 440)

Regulation .06A, D amended effective December 15, 2008 (35:25 Md. R. 2150)

Regulation .09 amended as an emergency provision effective January 11, 2024 (51:3 Md. R. 152); amended permanently effective May 13, 2024 (51:9 Md. R. 440)

Regulation .09C amended effective December 15, 2008 (35:25 Md. R. 2150)

Chapter revised effective November 10, 2025 (52:22 Md. R. 1095)