- A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
- (1) “Department” means the Department of Budget and Management.
- (2) “Director” means the Director of Employee Benefits for the Department of Budget and Management.
- (3) “Local governments” means the counties of Maryland, Baltimore City, municipalities, and quasi-governmental entities, such as cooperative inter-governmental councils and special taxing districts.
- (4) “Maryland Rx Program” means the purchasing pool for pharmacy benefits that is established and operated by the Department of Budget and Management pursuant to State Personnel and Pensions Article, §2-502.1, Annotated Code of Maryland.
- (5) “Member” may include benefits coverage for the participant and for the participant’s dependents, according to the eligibility requirements and plan design of the purchasing pool member.
- (6) “Participant” means an employee or retired employee of a purchasing pool member who is eligible to elect coverage in a purchasing pool member’s prescription benefits plan.
- (7) “Program” means the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program administered by the Department.
- (8) “Purchasing pool member” means the entity that participates in the Maryland Rx Program to purchase services in connection with its group prescription benefits plan.
- (9) “Qualifying not-for-profit organization” means an organization described in State Personnel and Pensions Article, §2-512, Annotated Code of Maryland.
- (10) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management, or a designee of the Secretary.
Authority: State Personnel and Pensions Article, §§2-502.1 and 2-503, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: February 23, 2009 (36:4 Md. R. 355)
Regulation .02B amended effective October 26, 2015 (42:21 Md. R. 1303)
Regulation .03C, D amended effective October 26, 2015 (42:21 Md. R. 1303)
Regulation .04A, B amended effective October 26, 2015 (42:21 Md. R. 1303)