WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                             Ch. 5

230A.

(c)     The following actions by an insurer or nonprofit health service plan are unfair
claim settlement practices and are violations of this section:

(7) [Fails] FAILING to meet the requirements of Title 19, Subtitle 13 of the
Health - General Article for preauthorization for a health care service.

(d)     The following actions by an insurer or nonprofit health service plan, if
committed with such frequency as to indicate a general business practice, are unfair claim
settlement practices and are violations of this section:

(15) [Fails] FAILING to meet the requirements of Title 19, Subtitle 13 of the
Health - General Article for preauthorization for a health care service.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Stylistic error in Article 48A, § 230A(c)(7) and (d)(15).

Occurred: Ch. 593, Acts of 1992.

243B.

(a) (1) Subject to the provisions of this subtitle generally and § 243D of this
subtitle in particular, the Fund is authorized and shall sell, issue, and deliver, upon
payment of the premium set by the Fund, a policy of automobile liability insurance to any
Maryland resident:

(iii) Who either:

1.       Has in good faith attempted to obtain a policy of automobile
liability insurance from at least two private insurers authorized to write such a policy in
this State and has been rejected or refused such a policy by two such private insurers for
any reason other than nonpayment of premiums; or

2.        [Who has] HAS had a policy of automobile liability
insurance cancelled or nonrenewed for any reason other than nonpayment of premiums,
by a private insurer authorized to write such a policy in this State.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Redundant language in Article 48A, § 243B(a)(1)(iii).

Occurred: Ch. 453, Acts of 1992.

244D.

(d) (1) Any insurer providing a private passenger automobile insurance policy
shall provide the policyholder at the time of issuance or renewal with a statement that:

(i) Defines the [policyholders'] POLICYHOLDER'S rate
classifications; and

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