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Ch. 16
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2000 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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CHAPTER 16
(House Bill 2)
AN ACT concerning
Children's Maryland Health Program Programs Expansion Act of 2000
FOR the purpose of expanding eligibility for the Children and Families Health Care
Program to certain individuals under a private option plan; requiring that
certain individuals enrolled in the Program receive health benefits through an
employer-sponsored health benefit plan or a certain managed care organization;
establishing certain criteria for approval of a certain employer-sponsored health
benefit plan; providing that certain individuals enrolled in the Program receive
health benefits through certain managed care organizations; requiring the
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to perform certain administrative
duties; requiring certain parents and guardians to pay a certain family
contribution; changing the name of the Children and Families Health Care
Program; providing that certain individuals are exempt from certain enrollment
restrictions; authorizing the Department to disapprove a certain application if
the applicant was covered by certain insurance that was voluntarily terminated
within a certain time frame; specifying that certain benefits offered under a
certain employer-sponsored health benefit plan are subject to certain
requirements; specifying that certain carriers that offer certain benefits are
required to offer the benefits only to certain employers; altering the income
threshold for pregnant women to receive certain benefits under the Medical
Assistance Program; requiring the Department to submit a certain report to the
Governor and General Assembly on or before a certain date; making certain
stylistic and technical changes; providing for the effective dates of this Act;
defining certain terms; providing for a a delayed effective date date dates for
portions of this Act; and generally relating to health insurance coverage for
children.
BY repealing
Article - Health - General
Section 15-301(e)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1994 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - Health - General
Section 15-301.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1994 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 15-101(f) and 15-301 through 15-304, inclusive, to be under the
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