PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 57

The only changes are in style.
Defined term: "Pool" § 1

(c) Carrier.
"Carrier" means:

(1) an authorized insurer that provides health insurance in the State;

(2) a nonprofit health service plan that is licensed to operate in the State;

(3) a health maintenance organization that is licensed to operate in the

State; or

(4) any other person or organization that provides health benefit plans
subject to State insurance regulation.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 48A, § 698(d) (effective subject to Ch. 9, §§ 5 and 7,
Acts of 1993, as amended by Ch. 258, § 3, Acts of 1994).

In item (1) of this subsection, the defined term "authorized insurer" is
substituted for the former reference to an "insurer that holds a certificate of
authority in the State" for brevity and consistency with the terminology used
throughout the Insurance Article.

Defined terms: "Certificate of authority" IN § 1-101
"Health benefit plan" § 1
"Health insurance" IN § 1-101
"Insurance" IN § 1-101
"Insurer" IN § 1-101
"Person" IN § 1-101

(d) Commission.

"Commission" means the Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission
established under Title 19, Subtitle 15 of the Health - General Article.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection formerly was Art. 48A, § 698(e) (effective
subject to Ch. 9, §§ 5 and 7, Acts of 1993, as amended by Ch. 258, § 3, Acts of
1994).

No changes are made.

(e) Eligible individual.

"Eligible individual" means an individual who is eligible to enroll in a health benefit
plan in the State in accordance with § 2 of this subheading.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection formerly was Art. 48A, § 698(g) (effective
subject to Ch. 9, §§ 5 and 7, Acts of 1993, as amended by Ch. 258, § 3, Acts of
1994).

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