{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-19-707","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 19–707","heading":"","body":"(a) A health maintenance organization shall obtain from the Commissioner a certificate of authority to operate as a health maintenance organization before it may issue any contract or certificate to a member, provide any health care services to a member, or otherwise operate in this State.\n(b) Except as permitted by the Commissioner and subject to the rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle, a health maintenance organization that does not have a certificate of authority may not contact potential members to discuss the health care services the health maintenance organization proposes to offer if a certificate of authority is granted.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=19-707","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"a10925b5a12f9387a52777825acabe65d97b62d753626940ea077ffb423ce2b8","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-19-706.1","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-19-708"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}