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Health Maintenance Organizations - -

SEE ALSO Managed Care Organizations

Certificate of qualification as an agent or broker, qualification

requirements altered..........................................................................

135

1650

Children and Families Health Care Program, administration

through employer sponsored or individual health benefit plans,

requirements repealed; schedule and method of collection of

family contribution premium, provisions altered; expansion

beyond current eligibility levels, study required .........................

381

2554

Chlamydia screening tests, mandated coverage provisions added .

57

997

Clinical trials involving life-threatening conditions, coverage

requirements expanded........................................................................

145

1670

146

1673

Discrimination on basis of genetic information prohibited;

disclosure of genetic information or genetic test results,

provisions altered ...........................................................................

50

436

51

439

Emergency medical response and transportation systems in

competition with or in substitution of the 911 emergency

medical services system or other public system, establishment

or promotion restrictions, provisions added; prior authorization

for 911 system use, prohibited...........................................................

268

2012

Extension of benefits after coverage terminates, provisions added .

139

1656

External complaints and internal grievance process, expansion of

types of carriers who are exempt from requirements, and

application to individuals under plans delivered or issued in

another state who live or work in Maryland, provisions added .

593

3393

Follow-up care to emergency surgery allowed under plan,

reimbursement without extra cost to subscriber, provisions

added......................................................................................

644

3555

Formulary development process, evaluation required to be

included in annual publication by Health Care Access and Cost

Commission.......................................................................

676

3711

Health Care Commission, formed from consolidation of Health

Resources Planning Commission (abolished) and Health Care

Access and Cost Commission (renamed); Health Care

Commission Fund, established and supported by user fees;

advisory committees authorized; reports required ......................

702

3817

Health Maintenance Organization Quality Assurance Unit,

established to investigate quality of care complaints and enforce

quality of care requirements; Quality Assurance Medical

Director for the unit, appointment required......................................

697

3801

Hospital emergency facilities and health care providers,

reimbursement required for medical screening, assessment, and

stabilization services, termination date repealed ........................

187

1788

188

1789

Impairment of contract or employment of health care provider who

refuses to agree to transfer of contract to insurer that offers

mandated personal injury protection under motor vehicle

liability insurance policy, prohibited.............................................

698

3809