ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 356

(F) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO:

(1) A NONPROFIT HEALTH SERVICE PLAN THAT IS ISSUED A
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY IN THE STATE, WHETHER OR NOT ORGANIZED UNDER
THE LAWS OF THE STATE; AND

(2) AN INSURER OR A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION,
WHETHER OR NOT ORGANIZED AS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION, THAT IS WHOLLY
OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY A NONPROFIT HEALTH SERVICE PLAN THAT IS ISSUED A
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY IN THE STATE.

(G) A corporation without capital stock organized for the purpose of
establishing, maintaining, and operating a nonprofit health service plan through
which health care providers provide health care services to subscribers to the plan
under contracts that entitle each subscriber to certain health care services shall be
governed and regulated by:

(1) this subtitle;

(2) Title 2, Subtitle 2 of this article and §§ 1-206, 3-127, and 12-210 of
this article;

(3)     Title 2, Subtitle 5 of this article;

(4)     §§ 4-113 and 4-114 of this article;

(5)     Title 5, Subtitles 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this article;

(6)     Title 7 of this article, except for § 7-706 and Subtitle 2 of Title 7;

(7)     Title 9, Subtitles 1, 2, and 4 of this article;

(8)     Title 10, Subtitle 1 of this article;

(9)     Title 27 of this article; and

(10)   any other provision of this article that:

(i) is expressly referred to in this subtitle;

(ii) expressly refers to this subtitle; or

(iii) expressly refers to nonprofit health service plans or persons
subject to this subtitle.

(H) THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTIONS (D) AND (E) OF THIS SECTION AND §§
14-106, 14-115(D), (E), (F), AND (G), AND 14-139(D) AND (E) OF THIS SUBTITLE DO NOT
APPLY TO A NONPROFIT HEALTH SERVICE PLAN THAT INSURES BETWEEN 1 AND
10,000 COVERED LIVES IN MARYLAND OR ISSUES CONTRACTS FOR ONLY ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING SERVICES:

(1) PODIATRIC;

(2) CHIROPRACTIC;

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