PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

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(4) THE DATE ON WHICH THE QUALIFIED SECONDARY BENEFICIARY
ELECTS TO TERMINATE COVERAGE UNDER THE GROUP CONTRACT;

(5) FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A QUALIFIED SECONDARY
BENEFICIARY BY REASON OF HAVING BEEN A DEPENDENT CHILD, THE DATE ON
WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL WOULD NO LONGER BE COVERED UNDER THE GROUP
CONTRACT IF THERE HAD NOT BEEN A CHANGE IN STATUS; OR

(6) FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A QUALIFIED SECONDARY
BENEFICIARY BY REASON OF HAVING BEEN THE INSURED'S SPOUSE, THE DATE ON
WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL REMARRIES.

(D) NATURE OF CONTINUATION COVERAGE.

CONTINUATION COVERAGE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE IDENTICAL TO
THE COVERAGE OFFERED UNDER THE GROUP CONTRACT TO SIMILARLY SITUATED
BENEFICIARIES FOR WHOM THERE HAS NOT BEEN A CHANGE IN STATUS.

(E) PAYMENT FOR CONTINUATION COVERAGE.

(1) FROM THE DATE OF THE CHANGE IN STATUS UNTIL THE DATE ON
WHICH A TERMINATION STATEMENT IS RECEIVED BY THE EMPLOYER, THE
INSURED SHALL PAY TO THE EMPLOYER, THROUGH PAYROLL DEDUCTION OR
OTHERWISE AS DETERMINED BY THE EMPLOYER, THE SUM OF THE EMPLOYER'S
CONTRIBUTION FOR A QUALIFIED SECONDARY BENEFICIARY DEFINED IN
SUBSECTION (A)(6)(I) OF THIS SECTION AND THE AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTION THAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN PAID BY THE INSURED IF THERE HAD NOT BEEN A CHANGE IN
STATUS.

(2) THE ADDITIONAL COSTS PAYABLE BY THE INSURED UNDER
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION MAY BE ALLOCATED BETWEEN THE INSURED
AND A QUALIFIED SECONDARY BENEFICIARY WHO WAS THE INSURED'S SPOUSE OR
MAY BE REIMBURSED IN FULL TO THE INSURED BY THE QUALIFIED SECONDARY
BENEFICIARY BY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES OR, AS EQUITY MAY
REQUIRE, BY COURT ORDER UNDER TITLE 10, TITLE 11, OR TITLE 12 OF THE FAMILY
LAW ARTICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CHANGE IN STATUS OR AFTER THE CHANGE IN
STATUS.

(F) STATEMENT IN CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO INSURED.

EACH CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO AN INSURED UNDER A GROUP CONTRACT
SHALL INCLUDE A STATEMENT, IN A MANNER AND FORM APPROVED BY THE
COMMISSIONER, THAT ADVISES THE INSURED OF THE FOLLOWING:

(1) THE AVAILABILITY OF CONTINUATION COVERAGE UNDER THIS
SECTION; AND

(2) A SUMMARY OF THE ELIGIBILITY FOR AND DURATION OF THE
CONTINUATION COVERAGE.

(G) DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL:

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