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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-730" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Health Maintenance Organizations">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If any person violates any provision of § 19-729 of this subtitle, the Commissioner may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Issue an administrative order that requires the health maintenance organization to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Cease inappropriate conduct or practices by it or any of the personnel employed or associated with it;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Fulfill its contractual obligations;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Provide a service that has been denied improperly;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Take appropriate steps to restore its ability to provide a service that is provided under a contract;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Cease the enrollment of any additional enrollees except newborn children or other newly acquired dependents of existing enrollees; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Cease any advertising or solicitation;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In addition to suspending or revoking a certificate of authority:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Impose a penalty of not less than $100, but not more than $125,000 for each violation; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Order the health maintenance organization to pay restitution to any person who has suffered financial injury because of the violation;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the certificate of authority to do business as a health maintenance organization;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the certificate of a medical director of a health maintenance organization; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Apply to any court for legal or equitable relief considered appropriate by the Commissioner or the Department, in accordance with the joint internal procedures.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If the Commissioner issues an order or imposes any penalty under this section, the Commissioner immediately shall provide written notice of the order or penalty to the Secretary.</text>
  </level>
</section>
