WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 6
DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: In Article 48, § 177, nonsensical language in subsection (b) and
obsolete language in subsection (c).

Occurred: The error in subsection (b) occurred in Ch. 712, Acts of 1974.
The language in subsection (c) became obsolete as a result of Ch. 232, Acts
of 1989, which revised the fee structure for certain inspections, reports, and
certificates relating to boilers and pressure vessels.

Article 48A — Insurance Code

470W.

Each hospital or major medical insurance policy written on an expense-incurred
basis, which is delivered or issued for delivery in the State, or which covers persons who
reside and work within the State, and which provides pregnancy-related benefits, may
not exclude benefits for all outpatient expenses arising from in vitro fertilization
procedures performed on the policyholder or the policyholder's dependent spouse,
provided that:

(4) (i) The patient and the patient's spouse have a history of infertility
of at least 5 years' duration; or

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Printing error in Article 48A, § 470W(4)(i).

Occurred: Ch. 470, Acts of 1989. Correction by the Michie Company in the
1989 Cumulative Supplement to the 1986 Replacement Volume of Volume 5
of the Annotated Code of Maryland is validated by this Act.

490B.

(e) There shall be no liability on the part of and no cause of action of any nature
shall arise against any insurer reporting hereunder or its agents or employees, or the
[Commission] STATE BOARD OF PHYSICIAN QUALITY ASSURANCE or its
representatives, or any appropriate licensing board receiving reports under subsection
(c) of this section for any action taken by them under this section.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Obsolete terminology in Article 48A, § 490B(e).

Occurred: As a result of Ch. 109, Acts of 1988, which created the State
Board of Physician Quality Assurance.

528.

(2) There shall be 3 classes of assessments, as follows:

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