ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 2

has been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from
the date it is enacted.

Approved April 8, 2003.

CHAPTER 2
(House Bill 1100)

AN ACT concerning

Maryland Health Insurance Plan—Board of Directors
Health Insurance Coverage Availability Act of 2003

FOR the purpose of making certain health insurance coverage available to certain
individuals who lose coverage under certain circumstances and are eligible for a
certain federal tax credit; making certain health insurance coverage available to
certain individuals who lose coverage under a certain plan; requiring certain
insurers to issue a Medicare supplemental policy to certain individuals;
providing that certain provisions of this Act prevail over certain regulations;
providing that certain provisions of this Act apply to certain Medicare
supplement policies; requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to issue
notice of certain requirements to certain carriers; altering the composition of
adding members to the Board of Directors for the Maryland Health Insurance
Plan; specifying the appointment process for the additional members of the
Board; requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to give a certain notice
and make a certain request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;
requiring the Department of Budget and Management, in consultation with the
Maryland Insurance Administration, to carry out a certain study, include a
certain comparison in the study, and make a certain report; defining certain
terms; altering a certain definition; making this Act an emergency measure; and
generally relating to the Maryland Health Insurance Plan and health insurance
coverage.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Insurance

Section 14-501(a), (c), and (g), and 14-502, and 14-503(a) and (b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Insurance

Section 14-501(f) and 14-503(e) and (d)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

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