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§ 19-2111. Specialty care network for individuals

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--General

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 19. Health Care Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 21. Maryland Community Health Resources Commission (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Health - General, § 19-2111
§ 19-2111. Specialty care network for individuals
Currentness
In general
(a) The Commission, in collaboration with community health resources and local health departments, shall develop a specialty care network for individuals:
(1) With family income that does not exceed 200% of the federal poverty level; and
(2) Who are referred through a community health resource.
Network members
(b) The specialty care network shall:
(1) Consist of health care practitioners who agree to provide care to individuals referred through a community health resource for a discounted fee established by the Commission; and
(2) Include health care practitioners who historically have served the uninsured.
Payment of specialty care
(c) Individuals receiving health care through the specialty care network shall pay for specialty care according to a sliding fee scale developed by the Commission.
Subsidized tests
(d) In addition to patient fees, office-based specialty care visits, diagnostic testing, and laboratory tests shall be subsidized by funds provided from:
(1) General funds; and
(2) Money collected from a nonprofit health maintenance organization in accordance with § 6-121(b)(3) of the Insurance Article.
Subsidies
(e) Subject to available funding, the Commission shall provide subsidies to community health resources for office-based specialty care visits, diagnostic testing, and laboratory tests.

Credits

Added by Acts 2005, c. 280, § 3, eff. July 1, 2005.
MD Code, Health - General, § 19-2111, MD HEALTH GEN § 19-2111
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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