Ch. 474

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) THIS ACT SHALL APPLY TO:

(I)  ALL CERTIFICATES ISSUED UNDER GROUP
MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT POLICIES OR SUBSCRIBER CONTRACTS, WHICH
CERTIFICATES HAVE BEEN DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THE
STATE; AND

(II)  ALL MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT POLICIES AND
SUBSCRIBER CONTRACTS DELIVERED OR ISSUED FOR DELIVERY IN THE
STATE ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1989.

(b) (1) In this section "low-dose mammography" means x-ray
examination of the breast using dedicated equipment including
x-ray tube, filter, compression device, screens, films, and
cassettes specifically for mammography with average radiation
exposure to deliver less than 1 RAD mid-breast, 2 views per
breast.

(2) A medicare supplement policy shall provide at
least the following minimum benefits:

(i) Coverage of Medicare Part A eligible
expenses for the initial Medicare deductible for hospitalization
in any Medicare benefit period; [and]

(ii) [Coverage of Medicare Part A eligible
expenses for hospitalization to the extent not covered by
Medicare from the sixty-first day through the ninetieth day in
any Medicare benefit period; and

(iii) To the extent not covered by Medicare,
coverage of Medicare Part A eligible expenses incurred as daily
hospital charges during use of the Medicare lifetime inpatient
hospital reserve days; and

(iv) After exhaustion of all Medicare inpatient
hospital coverage, including lifetime inpatient hospital reserve
days, coverage for a period of 365 days of 90 percent of all
Medicare Part A eligible expenses for hospitalization not covered
by Medicare; and]

COVERAGE FOR THE DAILY COPAYMENT AMOUNT OF
MEDICARE PART A ELIGIBLE EXPENSES FOR THE FIRST 8 DAYS PER
CALENDAR YEAR INCURRED FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITY CARE,
REGARDLESS OF ANY PRIOR HOSPITAL CONFINEMENT;

(III)  COVERAGE FOR THE REASONABLE COST OF THE
FIRST 3 PINTS OF BLOOD UNDER PART A, AND EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1,
1990 COVERAGE FOR THE REASONABLE COST OF THE FIRST 3 PINTS OF
BLOOD UNDER PART B, UNLESS REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL
REGULATIONS;

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