PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 475

490M.

[(g) Beginning June 30, 1993, any nonprofit health service plan or insurer required
to offer a mandated benefit for screening mammographs shall submit to the
Commissioner for forwarding to the Committee and the Legislative Policy Committee, the
following information on an annual basis:

(1)     The average charge for a screening mammogram;

(2)     The average allowed charge for a screening mammogram;

(3)     The average payout for a screening mammogram;

(4)     The total number of women covered, by age categories;

(5)     The total number of screening mammograms per year by age categories;

(6)     The total amount paid for screening mammograms;

(7)     The total amount paid for the treatment of breast cancer, by stage of the
disease and age categories; and

(8)     Premium costs.

(h) (1) Beginning June 30, 1993, any nonprofit health service plan or insurer
required to offer a mandated benefit for child wellness services shall submit to the
Commissioner an annual report on:

package;

and

(i)     The total costs for services under the child wellness services

(ii)    The premium costs by component;

(iii)   The total number of children covered;

(iv)   Utilization of the child wellness services benefit by type of service;

(v) The total treatment costs and utilization for each of the diseases or
disabilities that are preventable by the immunizations or detectable by screening.

(2)     The Commissioner shall submit a copy of the report to the Committee
within 30 days after the day on which the Commissioner receives the report.]

653.

(a) The Commissioner may adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of the
Program.

(b) The Commissioner shall:

(1) Evaluate annually the Program under this subtitle; and

(2)    Submit as part of the annual report required under § 23 of this article:

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