§ 14-601. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsuranceEffective: October 1, 2007
Effective: October 1, 2007
MD Code, Insurance, § 14-601
§ 14-601. Definitions
(b)(1) “Discount drug plan” means a business arrangement or contract in which a person, in exchange for fees, dues, charges, or other financial consideration paid by or on behalf of a plan member, provides the right to receive discounts on specified pharmaceutical supplies, prescription drugs, or medical equipment and supplies from specified providers.
(c) “Discount drug plan organization” means an entity that:
(d) “Discount medical plan” means a business arrangement or contract in which a person, in exchange for fees, dues, charges, or other financial consideration paid by or on behalf of a plan member, provides the right to receive discounts on specified medical services from specified providers.
(e) “Discount medical plan organization” means an entity that:
(f) “Hospital services” has the meaning stated in § 19-201 of the Health--General Article.
(g) “Medical services” means any care, service, or treatment of illness or dysfunction of, or injury to, the human body, including physician care, outpatient services, ambulance services, dental care services, vision care services, mental health services, substance abuse services, chiropractic services, podiatric care services, and laboratory services.
(h) “Medicare prescription drug plan” means a plan that provides a Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit in accordance with the requirements of the federal Medicare Modernization Act.1
(i) “Plan member” means any individual who pays fees, dues, charges, or other financial consideration for the right to receive the benefits of a discount medical plan or a discount drug plan.
(j) “Provider” means:
Credits
Added by Acts 2007, c. 629, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007.
Footnotes
Pub.L. 108-173, Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2066.
MD Code, Insurance, § 14-601, MD INSURANCE § 14-601
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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