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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 21

included in the reference to "health business".

The only other changes are in style.

Defined terms: "Health care services" § 19-701
"Health maintenance organization" § 19-701
"Member" § 19-701 "Provider" § 19-701
"Person" § 1-101

19-713. RATES AND CONTRACTS.

(A)  FILING OF RATES AND CONTRACTS.

EACH HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL FILE WITH
THE COMMISSIONER, BEFORE THEY BECOME EFFECTIVE:

(1)  ALL RATES THAT THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE
ORGANIZATION CHARGES SUBSCRIBERS OR GROUPS OF SUBSCRIBERS;
AND

(2)  THE FORM AND CONTENT OF EACH CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION AND ITS
SUBSCRIBERS OR GROUPS OF SUBSCRIBERS.

(B)  RATES.

RATES OF A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION MAY NOT BE
EXCESSIVE, INADEQUATE, OR UNFAIRLY DISCRIMINATORY IN
RELATION TO THE SERVICES OFFERED.

(C)  CHANGES.

(1)   IF, AT ANY TIME, A HEALTH MAINTENANCE
ORGANIZATION WISHES TO AMEND ANY CONTRACT WITH ITS
SUBSCRIBERS OR CHANGE ANY RATE CHARGED, THE HEALTH
MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL FILE WITH THE COMMISSIONER
THE NUMBER OF COPIES OF THE AMENDMENT OR RATE CHANGE THAT
THE COMMISSIONER REQUIRES.

(2)  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE THE
DEPARTMENT WITH THE NUMBER OF COPIES IT REQUIRES.

(D)  EFFECTIVE DATE.

UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER DISAPPROVES A FILING UNDER THIS
SECTION, THE FILING BECOMES EFFECTIVE 60 DAYS AFTER THE
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER RECEIVES THE FILING OR ON ANY
OTHER DATE THAT THE COMMISSIONER SETS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as
Article 43, § 847(d).

The only changes are in style.

Former Article 43, § 847(b), which provided for