Ch. 294

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Volume and 1996 Supplement)

(As enacted by Chapter_(H.B. 11) of the Acts of the General Assembly of

1997)

BY adding to

Article - Insurance

Section 15-508; 15-1301 through 15-1312, inclusive, and the new subtitle "Subtitle
13. Maryland Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act —
Individual Market Reforms"; and 15-1401 through 15-1409, inclusive, and the
new subtitle "Subtitle 14. Maryland Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act — Large Group Market, Reforms"

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Volume and 1996 Supplement)

(As enacted by Chapter_ (H.B. 11) of the Acts of the General Assembly of

1997)

BY repealing and reenacting. with amendments.
Article - Health - General
Section 19-706(n)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)
(As enacted by Section 2 of this Act)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section(s) 15-1301 through 15-1307, respectively, and the subtitle
"Subtitle 13. Interdepartmental Committee on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits" of
Article - Insurance of the Annotated Code of Maryland (as enacted by

Chapter_ (H.B. 11) of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1997) be renumbered to

be Section(s) 15-1501 through 15-1507, respectively, and the subtitle "Subtitle 15.
Interdepartmental Committee on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits".

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article 48A - Insurance Code

490Y.

(a) In this section[,] THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(B) "CARRIER" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 752(E) OF THIS ARTICLE

(C) "[policy] POLICY or certificate" means any health insurance contract or
policy that is issued or delivered in the State [to an employer] by an insurer or nonprofit
health service plan that provides hospital, medical, or surgical benefits on an
expense-incurred basis.

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