Maryland Code, Insurance § 15-2102

(1) calculated as a fixed amount per member or participant assigned or attributed to the health care practitioner or set of health care practitioners;

(2) to cover the provision of a set of services defined in the health care practitioner's or set of health care practitioners' contract and rendered by the health care practitioner or set of health care practitioners; and

(3) paid periodically regardless of utilization of the services by the members or participants.

(1) the health care practitioner or set of health care practitioners participates in the administrator's network and accepts capitated payments;

(2) the self-funded group health plan retains the obligation to provide access to covered health care benefits to participants; and

(3) the contract does not include other reimbursement arrangements that are considered acts of an insurance business under § 4-205(c) of this article.

(1) alter any requirement for a carrier or self-funded group health plan to pay a hospital or related institution the rate approved by the Health Services Cost Review Commission for hospital services; or

(2) supersede the Health Services Cost Review Commission's jurisdiction or authority over rate review and approval for hospital services.