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Ch. 449 2000 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Approved May 11, 2000.
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CHAPTER 449
(House Bill 1016)
AN ACT concerning
Health Insurance - Discrimination - Specified Diseases or Diagnoses
FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and
health maintenance organizations from making benefits for treatment of a
certain disease or diagnosis subject to different copayment amounts,
coinsurance, deductibles, or certain maximum limits than those that apply to all
other diseases unless otherwise provided by law; and generally relating to
discrimination in health insurance by insurers, nonprofit health service plans,
and health maintenance organizations.
BY adding to
Article - Insurance
Section 27-913
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1997 Volume and 1999 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - Health - General
Section 19-706(nn)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement)
Preamble
WHEREAS, Insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance
organizations may attempt in a discriminatory manner to make benefits for
treatment of specified diseases or diagnoses subject to different copayments,
coinsurance, deductibles, and annual and lifetime maximum limits; and
WHEREAS, The practice of the Maryland Insurance Administration is not to
discriminate against specified diseases or diagnoses under health insurance policies
and contracts issued or delivered in the State; and
WHEREAS, It is the intent of this Act to codify existing practice of the Maryland
Insurance Administration regarding discrimination against specified diseases and
diagnoses; now, therefore,
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
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