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S.B.801 VETOES
(1997 Volume and 1999 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Insurance
15-1201.
(e) (1) "Eligible employee" means:
(i) an individual who:
1. is an employee, [sole proprietor, self-employed
individual,] partner of a partnership, or independent contractor who is included as an
employee under a health benefit plan; and
2. works on a full-time basis and has a normal workweek of
at least 30 hours; or
(ii) a sole employee of a nonprofit organization that has been
determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be exempt from taxation under §
501(c)(3), (4), or (6) of the Internal Revenue Code who:
1. has a normal workweek of at least 20 hours; and
2. is not covered under a public or private plan for health
insurance or other health benefit arrangement.
(2) "Eligible employee" does not include an individual who works:
(i) on a temporary or substitute basis; or
(ii) except for an individual described in paragraph (1)(ii) of this
subsection, for less than 30 hours in a normal workweek.
(g) "Late enrollee" means[:
(1) ] an eligible employee or dependent who requests enrollment in a
health benefit plan after the initial enrollment period provided under the health
benefit plan[; or
(2) a self-employed individual described in § l5-1203(c) or (d) of this
subtitle or dependent who requests enrollment in a health benefit plan after an
annual open enrollment period for self-employed individuals established by the
carrier in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commissioner].
15-1203.
(a) A small employer under this subtitle is a person that meets the criteria
specified in any subsection of this section.
(b) (1) A person is considered a small employer under this subtitle if the
person:
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