Section 19-3A-08 - Freestanding medical facilities - Rate setting(a) This section applies to all payors subject to the rate-setting authority of the Health Services Cost Review Commission, including:(1) Insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that deliver or issue for delivery individual, group, or blanket health insurance policies and contracts in the State;(2) Managed care organizations, as defined in § 15-101 of this article; and(3) The Maryland Medical Assistance Program established under Title 15, Subtitle 1 of this article.(b) A payor subject to this section shall pay rates set by the Health Services Cost Review Commission under Subtitle 2 of this title for hospital services provided at: (1) A freestanding medical facility pilot project authorized under this subtitle prior to January 1, 2008; and(2) A freestanding medical facility licensed under § 19-3A-03 of this subtitle.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 420,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2016.