// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2025 PER CHAPTER 368 OF 2014 // (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. ests 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.
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