WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 474

advertising or otherwise in the solicitation of the sale of a
health insurance policy.

468GA.

(A)  EVERY INSURER ISSUING MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT POLICIES
SHALL FURNISH TO HCFA ANY DATA, STATISTICS, OR OTHER INFORMATION
WHICH MAY BE REQUESTED BY HCFA IN REGARD TO THE INSURER'S
MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT POLICIES.

(B)  THE COMMISSIONER MAY COOPERATE WITH HCFA IN SUPPLYING
ANY INFORMATION REQUESTED BY HCFA IN REGARD TO MEDICARE
SUPPLEMENT POLICIES ISSUED IN THE STATE.

468GB.

IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER APPLICABLE PENALTIES PROVIDED FOR
VIOLATIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, THE COMMISSIONER MAY REQUIRE INSURERS
VIOLATING ANY PROVISION OF THIS ACT OR REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER
THIS ACT TO CEASE MARKETING ANY MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT POLICY OR
CERTIFICATE IN THE STATE WHICH IS RELATED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
TO A VIOLATION OR MAY REQUIRE THE INSURER TO TAKE ACTIONS
NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT OR BOTH.

477V.

[(a)] The provisions of §§ 468B through 468H of this
article, known as the Medicare Supplement and Specified Disease
Act, shall apply to any Medicare supplement group and blanket
policies and certificates issued by insurers subject to this
subtitle.

[(b) A Medicare supplement policy or certificate is a group
or blanket policy or certificate which is primarily designed to
supplement Medicare, except that a Medicare supplement policy or
certificate does not include a group or blanket policy or
certificate issued to one or more employers or labor
organizations, or to the trustees of a fund established by one or
more employers or labor organizations, or combination thereof,
for employees or former employees, or combination thereof, or for
members or former members, or combination thereof, of the labor
organizations.]

Article - Health - General

19-706.

(a) Each health maintenance organization that is issued a
certificate of authority by the Commissioner shall be regulated
under this subtitle.

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