§ 1-302 Prohibited referrals; exceptions; disclosures
§ 1-303 Disclosure of beneficial interest
§ 1-304 Disclosure to third party payors
§ 1-305 Collections for services provided pursuant to prohibited referral
§ 1-306 Direct billing of anatomic pathology services
§ 1-307 Disciplinary actions; investigations

Terms Used In Maryland Code > HEALTH OCCUPATIONS > Title 1 > Subtitle 3 - Patient Referrals

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See