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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="15-115" title_number="15" title_name="Health Insurance" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section, “carrier” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>an insurer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a nonprofit health service plan;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a health maintenance organization;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>a dental plan organization; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>any other person that provides health benefit plans subject to regulation by the State.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Carrier” includes an entity that arranges a provider panel for a carrier.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A carrier that operates a managed care organization under Title 15, Subtitle 1 of the Health - General Article may not deny, limit, or otherwise impair the participation of a provider under contract with the carrier for choosing not to participate or limiting participation in the carrier’s managed care organization if the carrier is in violation of § 15-102.5 of the Health - General Article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
