ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 278

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 2004.

Approved May 11, 2004.

CHAPTER 278
(Senate Bill 451)

AN ACT concerning

Health Care Providers - Collection of Medicare Copayments and
Deductibles Approved or Limiting Amounts

FOR the purpose of authorizing a health care provider to collect certain Medicare
copayments and deductibles approved or limiting amounts from individual
subscribers or enrollees when Medicare is the primary insurer and a health
maintenance organization is the secondary insurer; and generally relating to the
collection of Medicare copayments and deductibles approved or limiting
amounts by health care providers.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 19-710(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 19-710(p)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health - General

19-710.

(a) To qualify for a certificate of authority to operate as a health maintenance
organization, an applicant shall satisfy the Commissioner that the applicant will
meet the requirements of this section.

(p) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, individual
enrollees and subscribers of health maintenance organizations issued certificates of
authority to operate in this State shall not be liable to any health care provider for
any covered services provided to the enrollee or subscriber.

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