Appropriation to .............................................................................

Qualifications for enrollment expanded, composition of board
altered, and request for federal approval as "alternative
mechanism" under HIPAA required; offer of medigap policies
to certain persons whose employee welfare benefit plan is
terminated, requirements added ...............................................

Maryland Health Insurance Program (MHIP) and Senior
Prescription Drug Program (SPDP), determination and
collection of hospital assessments, premium collection and rate
adjustment, and payment of claims, provisions altered;
CareFirst contribution to SPDP, clarified ....................................

Mastectomy or surgical removal of testicle, insurance coverage
requirements for home visits following procedure, termination
date extended ..................................................................................

Medical clinical trials for which health insurance coverage is
provided, reporting requirements repealed ..................................

Medicare supplement policies, availability requirements altered .

Nonprofit health service plans, mission plan, board of directors
composition, salaries, and duties, and other criteria that are
required to maintain favorable tax treatment, provisions altered
and added; Joint Nonprofit Health Service Plan Oversight
Committee established; reports required .....................................

Nursing homes that receive payments from the Medical
Assistance Program, third party liability reviews and audits,
and credit balance reports, requirements added; measures to
resolve issues relating to delays in the Medicaid eligibility
process for nursing home residents, report required ..................

Optional retirement program retirees, surviving spouses, and
dependent children, determination of eligibility for participation
in State health insurance benefit program, provisions altered ..

Pharmacy benefit manager registered as a private review agent,
examination requirements added; reports required ....................

Private review agents, certification of applicants that have
utilization management accreditation from an approved
accrediting organization, provisions added ..................................

Providers on provider panel, provision of list and other
information to enrollees and prospective enrollees, requirements
altered .............................................................................................

Services within scope of practice of licensed clinical professional
counselor, licensed clinical marriage and family therapist, or
licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor, health insurance
reimbursement requirements clarified .........................................

Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy Plan, limitation on
enrollment altered ..........................................................................

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INDEX

Chapter

Page

202	1552
2	7
1	1
59	1139
15	834
41	1073
356	2474
357	2527
394	2819
74	1169
295	2267
321	2392
259	2164
338	2441
3	12