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Ch. 254 2000 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(4) IF A PROVIDER ELECTS TO TERMINATE PARTICIPATION ON THE
PROVIDER PANEL OF A HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN, THE PROVIDER SHALL:
(I) NOTIFY THE CARRIER AT LEAST 90 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF
TERMINATION; AND
(II) FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE NOTICE OF
TERMINATION, CONTINUE TO FURNISH HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO AN ENROLLEE
OF THE CARRIER FOR WHOM THE PROVIDER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELIVERY
OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES PRIOR TO THE NOTICE OF TERMINATION.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2000.
Approved May 11, 2000.
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CHAPTER 254
(House Bill 559)
AN ACT concerning
Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels
FOR the purpose of prohibiting a carrier that offers coverage for health care services
through health benefit plans or contracts with providers to offer health care
services through provider panels from requiring a provider, as a condition of
participation or continuation on a provider panel, to serve on another provider
panel under certain circumstances; requiring a certain provider to give notice to
a certain carrier of the provider's intention to terminate participation on a
provider panel; requiring a certain provider to continue to provide health care
services to certain individuals for a certain period of time; authorizing a certain
carrier to require a provider to serve on a provider panel of a managed care
organization under certain circumstances; defining certain terms; and generally
relating to requirements for providers to serve on provider panels.
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article — Insurance
Section 15-112(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1997 Volume and 1999 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - Insurance
Section 15-112(1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1997 Volume and 1999 Supplement)
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