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Ch. 347 2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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conditions of paragraph (l)(i) of this subsection and purchased a health benefit plan
in accordance with this subtitle, and subsequently eliminated all but one employee.
[(c) An individual is considered a small employer under this subtitle if the
individual:
(1) works and resides in the State; and
(2) is a self-employed individual organized as a sole proprietorship or in
any other legally recognized manner that a self-employed individual may organize:
(i) a substantial part of whose income derives from a trade or
business through which the individual has attempted to earn taxable income;
(ii) who has filed the appropriate Internal Revenue form for the
previous taxable year; and
(iii) for whom a copy of the appropriate Internal Revenue form or
forms and schedule has been filed with the carrier.
(d) An individual is considered a small employer under this subtitle if the
individual is a self-employed individual who is engaged in a licensed profession
through a professional corporation organized in accordance with Title 5, Subtitle 1 of
the Corporations and Associations Article and who received health benefits through a
professional association on or before June 30, 1994.]
[(e)] (C) A person is considered a small employer under this subtitle if the
person is a nonprofit organization that has been determined by the Internal Revenue
Service to be exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3), (4), or (6) of the Internal
Revenue Code and has at least one eligible employee.
15-1210.
(a) A carrier that offers coverage to a small employer shall:
(1) offer coverage to all of its eligible employees and all of their eligible
dependents;
(2) at the election of the small employer, offer coverage to all of its
part-time employees who have a normal workweek of at least 17 1/2 but less than 30
hours per week and have been continuously employed for at least 4 consecutive
months; AND
(3) at the election of the small employer, offer coverage to all of its
employees who are covered under another public or private plan of health insurance
or another health benefit arrangement[; and
(4) establish an annual open enrollment period for self-employed
individuals for at least 30 consecutive days in each 12-month period].
15-1212.
(b) A carrier may cancel or refuse to renew a health benefit plan only:
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