The Commissioner may waive the requirements of this chapter for a private review agent that operates solely under contract with the federal government for utilization review of patients eligible for hospital services under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act.

Authority: Insurance Article, §§2-109(a)(1), 15-10B-03(h), and 15-802(d)(5), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: June 6, 1994 (21:11 Md. R. 951)

Chapter revised and recodified from COMAR 10.07.19 to COMAR 31.10.21 as an emergency provision effective January 1, 1999 (26:2 Md. R. 104); amended and recodified permanently effective March 22, 1999 (26:6 Md. R. 491)

Regulation .02-1 adopted effective August 21, 2000 (27:16 Md. R. 1526)

Chapter revised effective April 12, 2004 (31:7 Md. R. 587)

Regulation .01B amended effective August 27, 2018 (45:17 Md. R. 804)

Regulation .02 amended effective August 27, 2018 (45:17 Md. R. 804)

Regulation .02-1 repealed and new Regulation .02-1 adopted effective January 30, 2006 (33:2 Md. R. 83)

Regulation .02-1 amended effective May 17, 2010 (37:10 Md. R. 724)

Regulation .02-1H amended as an emergency provision effective January 1, 2013 (40:6 Md. R. 470); amended permanently effective April 15, 2013 (40:7 Md. R. 613)

Regulation .02-1H amended effective May 11, 2015 (42:9 Md. R. 648); February 24, 2020 (47:4 Md. R. 264)

Regulation .03 amended effective August 15, 2016 (43:16 Md. R. 902)