Maryland Health - General Section 19-2111
§ 19-2111.
CAUTION: READ FULL TEXT OF SECTION FOR SPECIAL NOTE
// SPECIAL NOTE: THE FOLLOWING SECTION WAS ADDED BY CHAPTER 280 OF 2005 AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL JUNE 30, 2010 //
  (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.
  (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.
  (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.
  (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.
  (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.