Ch. 256 1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Section 15-403.1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Volume and 1996 Supplement)

(As enacted by Chapter _(H.B. 11) of the Acts of the General Assembly of

1997)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 19-706(h)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Insurance

15-401.

(a) In this section, "date of adoption" means the earlier of:

(1) a judicial decree of adoption; or

(2) the assumption of custody, pending adoption, of a prospective adoptive
child by a prospective adoptive parent.

(b) (1) This subsection applies to:

(i) each individual health insurance policy that:

1. is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the State;

2. provides coverage on an expense-incurred basis; and

3. provides coverage for a family member of the insured;

(ii) each group health insurance policy, including a contract issued by
a nonprofit health service plan, that:

1. is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the State;

2. provides coverage on an expense-incurred basis for
employees of an employer or employers or members of a union or unions; and

3. provides coverage for a family member of a covered
employee or member; and

(iii) each individual service or indemnity contract that:

1. is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the State by a
nonprofit health service plan; and

2. provides coverage for a family member of the subscriber.

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