1. A. All terms defined in Health-General Article, Title 15, Subtitle 1, Annotated Code of Maryland, which are used in this chapter have the same meaning as in that statute unless the terms are defined differently in this chapter. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

2. B. Terms Defined.

   1. (1) “Administration” means the Maryland Insurance Administration.
   2. (2) “Applicant” means an organization applying to become a managed care organization.
   3. (3) “Commissioner” means the Maryland Insurance Commissioner.
   4. (4) “Contract” means the contractual agreement for the provision of health care services on a prepaid, capitated basis entered into between a managed care organization and the Maryland Department of Health to provide health care benefits only to medical assistance program recipients.
   5. (5) “Department” means the Maryland Department of Health.
   6. (6) “Leasehold estate improvements” means capital improvements made to properties leased for 20 or more years and depreciated over the remaining life of the lease.
   7. (7) “Managed care organization (MCO)” means a managed care organization as defined in Health-General Article, §15-101(e)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland.
   8. (8) “NAIC” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
   9. (9) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§15-102.3, 15-102.4(d), and 15-102.6; Insurance Article, §§2-109 and 4-311(b)(2);
Annotated Code of Maryland Ch. 331, §3, Acts of 2000

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.06 adopted as an emergency provision effective November 8, 1996 (23:25 Md. R. 1730); adopted permanently effective February 10, 1997 (24:3 Md. R. 186)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 09.31.24 to COMAR 31.12.06 effective September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1439)

Regulation .02-1 adopted effective August 20, 2001 (28:16 Md. R. 1484)

Regulation .03 amended effective May 24, 2004 (31:10 Md. R. 796)