WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 3

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Incorrect punctuation and terminology in Article 48A, § 486G(a).

Occurred: Ch. 141, Acts of 1964.

490H.

(c) Any coverage under this section shall be for a period beginning on the date of
an applicable change in status and ending on the earliest of any of the following:

(5) The date on which the qualified secondary beneficiary accepts hospital,
medical, or surgical coverage under any nongroup contract or policy:

(i) Written on an expense-incurred basis; or

(ii) With a health maintenance organization; OR

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Omitted conjunction in Article 48A, § 490H(c)(5).

Occurred: Ch. 751, Acts of 1986. Partial correction of Article 48A, §
490H(c)(5) by the Michie Company is also validated by this Act.

490P.

(a) (2) (ii) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph [(ii)] (III) of this
paragraph, "health care practitioner" does not include a physician or other person
licensed or certified under this article who is compensated by a health maintenance
organization on a salaried or capitated basis.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Erroneous internal cross-reference in Article 48A, § 490P(a)(2)(ii).

Occurred: Ch. 613, Acts of 1992.

490V.

(a) Each contract or policy of health insurance delivered or issued for delivery
within this State to an employer or an individual on a group or individual basis that
provides coverage for health care on an expense-incurred basis may not discriminate
against any person with a mental illness by failing to provide benefits for treatment and
diagnosis of mental illness under the same terms and conditions that apply to the majority
of comparable benefits available under the contract or policy FOR any other type of
health care.

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