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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 16
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Health Care Program] MARYLAND CHILDREN'S HEALTH PROGRAM established under
[§ 15-301] §§ 15-301 AND 15-301.1 of this subtitle.
(b) (1) For purposes of this subsection, "community-based organization"
includes day care centers, schools, and school-based health clinics.
(2) In addition to the school-based outreach program established under
subsection (a) of this section, the Department, in consultation with the Maryland
Medicaid Advisory Committee established under § 15-103(b) of this title, shall
develop mechanisms for outreach for the program with a special emphasis on
identifying children who may be eligible for program benefits under the [Children
and Families Health Care Program] MARYLAND CHILDREN'S HEALTH PROGRAM
established under [§ 15-301] §§ 15-301 AND 15-301.1 of this subtitle.
(3) . From the mechanisms to-be developed for outreach under paragraph
(2) of this subsection, one mechanism shall include the development and
dissemination of mail-in applications and appropriate outreach materials through
community-based organizations, community-based providers, the Office of the State
Comptroller, the Departments of Human Resources and Health and Mental Hygiene,
county boards of education, and any other appropriate State agency or unit the
Department considers appropriate.
15-305.
The purpose of the Health Care Foundation under this section is to:
(1) Develop programs to expand the availability of health insurance
coverage to low-income, uninsured children;
(2) Involve the private health insurance market in the delivery of health
insurance coverage to low-income, uninsured children in the State and their families;
(3) Identify and aggressively pursue a mix of State, federal, and private
funds, including grants, to enable the Foundation to provide and fund health care
insurance coverage;
(4) Develop methods to minimize the effect of employers or employees
terminating employer sponsored health insurance or privately purchased health care
insurance; and
(5) Coordinate its activities with the other necessary entities in order to
address the health care needs of the low-income, uninsured children of the State and
their families.
Article - Insurance
15-1208.
(a) (1) A carrier may not limit coverage under a health benefit plan for a
preexisting condition.
(2) An exclusion of coverage for preexisting conditions may not be
applied to health care services furnished for pregnancy or newborns.
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