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Ch. 32
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2000 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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[(d)] (E) Within 7 days after cancellation or nonrenewal of a health benefit
plan, the carrier shall send to each enrolled employee written notice of its action and
the conversion rights available to each enrolled employee under § 15-412 of this
article.
15-1301.
(h) "Eligible individual" means an individual:
(1) (i) for whom, as of the date on which the individual seeks coverage
under this subtitle, the aggregate of the periods of creditable coverage is 18 or more
months; and
(ii) whose most recent prior creditable coverage was under an
employer sponsored plan, governmental plan, church plan, or health benefit plan
offered in connection with any of these plans;
(2) who is not eligible for coverage under:
(i) an employer sponsored plan;
(ii) Part A or Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act; OR
(iii) a State plan under Title XIX of the Social Security Act; [or
(iv) a health benefit plan;]
(3) WHO DOES NOT HAVE COVERAGE UNDER A HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN;
[(3)] (4) who has not had the most recent prior creditable coverage
described in paragraph (l)(ii) of this subsection terminated for nonpayment of
premiums or fraud by the individual; and
[(4)] (5) who, if the individual has been offered the option of
continuation coverage under a State or federal continuation provision:
(i) has elected that coverage; and
(ii) has exhausted that coverage.
15-1401.
(p) "Special enrollment period" means a period during which a group health
plan shall permit [an employee] CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS who [is] ARE eligible for
coverage, but not enrolled, to enroll for coverage under the terms of the group health
benefit plan.
15-1406.
(a) A carrier may not establish rules for eligibility of an individual to enroll
under a group health [benefits] BENEFIT plan based on any health status-related
factor.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not:
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