Maryland Code, Insurance § 15-112.1

(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(3) “Credentialing intermediary” means a person to whom a carrier has delegated credentialing or recredentialing authority and responsibility.

(4) “Health care provider” means an individual who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized under the Health Occupations Article to provide health care services.

(5) “Provider panel” means the providers that contract with a carrier to provide health care services to the enrollees under a health benefit plan of the carrier.

(6) “Uniform credentialing form” means the form designated by the Commissioner for use by a carrier or its credentialing intermediary for credentialing and recredentialing a health care provider for participation on a provider panel.

(b)(1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a carrier or its credentialing intermediary shall accept the uniform credentialing form as the sole application for a health care provider to become credentialed or recredentialed for a provider panel of the carrier.

(2) A carrier or its credentialing intermediary shall make the uniform credentialing form available to any health care provider that is to be credentialed or recredentialed by that carrier or credentialing intermediary.

(1) is a participating provider on the carrier's provider panel; and

(2) acts as a credentialing intermediary for that carrier for health care practitioners that:

(e)(1) The Commissioner may adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this section.

(2) The Commissioner may designate a provider credentialing application developed by a nonprofit alliance of health plans and trade associations for an online credentialing system offered to carriers and providers as the uniform credentialing form if: