WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 681

(1) POSTPARTUM HOSPITAL STAYS, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF
HOURS ALLOWED FROM CHILDBIRTH TO DISCHARGE FROM THE HOSPITAL FOR:

(I) THE MOTHER; AND

(II) THE CHILD;

(2) POSTPARTUM VISITS IN THE HOME BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER,
INCLUDING:

(I) THE NUMBER OF VISITS;

(II) THE SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE VISITS;

(III) THE TYPE OF LICENSE HELD BY THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
MAKING THE VISITS; AND

(IV) THE PROCEDURES FOR SCHEDULING VISITS; AND

(3) OFFICE VISITS TO A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WITHIN 30 DAYS
AFTER CHILDBIRTH, INCLUDING:

(I) THE NUMBER OF VISITS; AND

(II) SCREENING AND RESCREENING AT THE VISITS FOR
HEREDITARY AND CONGENITAL DISORDERS.

(C) AN INSURER OR NONPROFIT HEALTH SERVICE PLAN SHALL EVERY 2
YEARS MAKE A STUDY AND PREPARE THE RESULTS IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT IN
CLEAR LANGUAGE, TAKING A RANDOM SAMPLE OF AT LEAST 3% OF ITS INSUREDS
WITH CHILDREN NO MORE THAN 1 YEAR OF AGE, TO ASCERTAIN:

(1) THE AVERAGE TIME OF DISCHARGE, IN HOURS AFTER CHILDBIRTH,

OF:

(I) THE MOTHER; AND
(II) THE CHILD;
(2) THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOME VISITS COVERED FOLLOWING

CHILDBIRTH;

(3) THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF OFFICE VISITS COVERED FOR THE
CHILD WITHIN 30 PAYS AFTER CHILDBIRTH; AND

(4) THE AVERAGE TIME AFTER CHILDBIRTH FOR THE FIRST AND
SECOND SCREENINGS FOR HEREDITARY AND CONGENITAL DISEASE.

(D) (1) AN INSURER OR NONPROFIT HEALTH SERVICE PLAN SHALL
PROVIDE TO AN INSURED THE WRITTEN STATEMENTS REQUIRED UNDER
SUBSECTIONS (B) AND (C) OF THIS SECTION:

(I) AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OF A NONGROUP POLICY; AND

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