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Ch. 54 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
BY adding to
Article — Insurance
Section 15-112(f-l)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume and 2005 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Insurance
15-112.
(d) (1) A provider that seeks to participate on a provider panel of a carrier
shall submit an application to the carrier.
(2) (i) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the carrier, after
reviewing the application, shall accept or reject the provider for participation on the
carrier's provider panel.
(ii) If the carrier rejects the provider for participation on the
carrier's provider panel, the carrier shall send to the provider at the address listed in
the application written notice of the rejection.
(3) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, within
30 days after the date a carrier receives a completed application, the carrier shall
send to the provider at the address listed in the application written notice of:
1. the carrier's intent to continue to process the provider's
application to obtain necessary credentialing information; or
2. the carrier's rejection of the provider for participation on
the carrier's provider panel.
(ii) The failure of a carrier to provide the notice required under
subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is a violation of this article and the carrier is
subject to the penalties provided by § 4-113(d) of this article.
(iii) If, under subparagraph (i)1 of this paragraph, a carrier provides
notice to the provider of its intent to continue to process the provider's application to
obtain necessary credentialing information, the carrier, within [150] 120 days after
the date the notice is provided, shall:
1. accept or reject the provider for participation on the
carrier's provider panel; and
2. send written notice of the acceptance or rejection to the
provider at the address listed in the application.
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