WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 754

College of Life Underwriters and who is a member, in good
standing, of The American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters.

(3) The Commissioner shall establish reasonable rules
and regulations with respect to the scope, type, conduct and
grading of the written examinations and the times and places
within this State where they shall be held. Applicants shall be
permitted to take the examinations at least once every 2 weeks at
a place designated by the Commissioner. The examinations shall
be offered at least once in each month at a location on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland and once each month at a location on
the Western Shore of Maryland, (other than Baltimore City), the
locations to be selected by the Commissioner. All examinations
must be graded within thirty days following the date of the
examination. As a prerequisite to examination, the Commissioner
shall require not less than 60 hours of study and instruction and
a certificate of completion shall be forwarded with the
application for examination to the Commissioner.

Any person who has taken and failed to pass an examination
is not entitled to take any further examination until 14 days
after the date of the last examination which he failed.

(4) A PERSON WHO IS EMPLOYED BY A HEALTH MAINTENANCE
ORGANIZATION SOLELY TO SOLICIT MEMBERSHIP IN THE HEALTH
MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
MENTAL HYGIENE, WHEREBY THE DEPARTMENT OBTAINS PREPAID
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR RECIPIENTS OF MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE UNDER § 15-105 OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE, IS NOT
REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO A PERSONAL WRITTEN EXAMINATION UNDER THIS
SECTION BUT IS SUBJECT TO § 173(D) OF THIS ARTICLE.

(5)  A PERSON, WHO, FOR COMPENSATION IN ANY MANNER HAS
SOLICITED, PROCURED, OR NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS FOR DENTAL PLAN
ORGANIZATIONS AND, NONPROFIT HEALTH SERVICE PLANS, OR HEALTH
MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUOUSLY FOR 1 YEAR PRIOR FROM JULY
1, 1988 TO JUNE 30, 1989, MAY OBTAIN AN ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF
QUALIFICATION TO ACT AS AN AGENT FOR A DENTAL PLAN ORGANIZATION
OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION ONLY:

(I) BY FILING THE APPROPRIATE APPLICATION FOR
AN ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION TO ACT AS AN AGENT FOR A
DENTAL PLAN ORGANIZATION OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION WITH
THE COMMISSIONER;

(II) BY CERTIFYING ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE
COMMISSIONER THE NAME OR NAMES OF THE DENTAL PLAN ORGANIZATION OR

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION FOR WHICH THE PERSON HAS

CONTINUOUSLY SOLICITED, PROCURED, OR NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS FOR 1
YEAR PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 1989; AND

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