§ 31-3. Annual review of providers, etc.

(a) Advisory Panel to review.

The Health Care Advisory Panel shall conduct an annual review of all persons, providers, or provider panels prequalified to provide health care services to employees or dependents of employees of the City of Baltimore.

(b) Scope of review.

The annual review shall cover the evaluation criteria adopted by the Board of Estimates, including, but not limited to, the following evaluation criteria:

(1) that each entity seeking to provide health care services under this subtitle consider all qualified applicants for its provider panel without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or national origin;

(2) that all solicitations or advertisements for applicants for membership on provider panels state that all qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or national origin; and

(3) that all participants in the prequalification process maintain a provider panel that meets certain criteria with respect to ethnic diversity as determined by the Board of Estimates.