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Ch. 509
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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Chapter 153 of the Acts of 2002, as amended by Chapter 282 of the Acts of
2005 and Chapter 345 of the Acts of 2006
SECTION 13. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:
(1) No later than June 1, 2003, the Secretary of Health and Mental
Hygiene and the carrier that is required to offer the Short-Term Prescription Drug
Subsidy Plan under Title 15, Subtitle 6 of the Health - General Article shall transfer
all Plan records, data, and other information necessary to operate and administer the
Senior Prescription Drug Program established under this Act to the Board of the
Maryland Health Insurance Plan.
(2) Each individual enrolled in the Short-Term Prescription Drug
Subsidy Plan, established under Title 15, Subtitle 6 of the Health — General Article, on
June 30, 2003 shall, at the option of the enrollee and subject to the payment of all
necessary premiums and copayments, be automatically enrolled in the Senior
Prescription Drug Program established under this Act.
(3) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the transition of
enrollees from the Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan to the Senior
Prescription Drug Program be accomplished without interruption of benefits for
enrollees.
(4) [Benefits] SUBSIDIES shall be offered to enrollees through the
Senior Prescription Drug ASSISTANCE Program established under Title 14, Subtitle
5, Part II of the Insurance Article beginning [July 1, 2003] JANUARY 1, 2006. At the
end of December 31, [2007] 2009, the Senior Prescription Drug ASSISTANCE
Program established under Title 14, Subtitle 5, Part II, as amended, shall be
abrogated and of no further force and effect.
(5) Beginning April 1, 2003, the carrier required to offer the
Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan under Title 15, Subtitle 6 of the
Health - General Article and the Senior Prescription Drug ASSISTANCE Program
under Title 14, Subtitle 5 of the Insurance Article shall subsidize the Plan and
beginning July l, 2003, JANUARY 1, 2006, the Program, using the value of the
carrier's premium tax exemption.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 2007.
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Approved by the Governor, May 17, 2007.
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