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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-3A-08" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="3A" subtitle_name="Freestanding Medical Facilities">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies to all payors subject to the rate–setting authority of the Health Services Cost Review Commission, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that deliver or issue for delivery individual, group, or blanket health insurance policies and contracts in the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Managed care organizations, as defined in § 15–101 of this article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Maryland Medical Assistance Program established under Title 15, Subtitle 1 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A payor subject to this section shall pay rates set by the Health Services Cost Review Commission under Subtitle 2 of this title for hospital services provided at:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A freestanding medical facility pilot project authorized under this subtitle prior to January 1, 2008; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A freestanding medical facility licensed under § 19–3A–03 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
