ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 287

(C) THE INADVERTENT FAILURE TO DELIVER NOTICE BY ELECTRONIC
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT INVALIDATE ANY MEETING OR OTHER ACTION.

11B-113.2.

(A)     NOTWITHSTANDING LANGUAGE CONTAINED IN THE GOVERNING
DOCUMENTS OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR
OTHER GOVERNING BODY OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MAY AUTHORIZE LOT
OWNERS TO SUBMIT A VOTE OR PROXY BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION IF THE
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT VERIFIES THAT THE
VOTE OR PROXY IS AUTHORIZED BY THE LOT OWNER OR THE LOT OWNER'S PROXY.

(B)     IF THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
REQUIRE VOTING BY SECRET BALLOT AND THE ANONYMITY OF VOTING BY
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE GUARANTEED, VOTING BY ELECTRONIC
TRANSMISSION SHALL BE PERMITTED IF LOT OWNERS HAVE THE OPTION OF
CASTING ANONYMOUS PRINTED BALLOTS.

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

Approved May 11, 2004.

CHAPTER 287
(Senate Bill 570)

AN ACT concerning

Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Limited Health Benefit Plan

FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to adopt
regulations that specify the Limited Health Benefit Plan to be offered in the
small group health insurance market; establishing that a purpose of the
Commission is to develop a certain set of benefits to be included in the Limited
Health Benefit Plan; establishing an exception for the Limited Plan to the
prohibition on a person offering a health benefit plan without offering at least
the Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan; establishing an exception for
the Limited Health Benefit Plan to the prohibition on a carrier offering a health
benefit plan that has fewer benefits than those in the Standard Plan
Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan; providing that a carrier may
offer the Limited Health Benefit Plan only to certain small employers; requiring
certain benefits to be included in the Limited Plan; requiring the Limited
Health Benefit Plan to include certain deductibles and cost-sharing; requiring
the Commission to take certain action in establishing cost-sharing as part of the
Limited Health Benefit Plan; requiring carriers that offer insurance in the small
group market to offer the Standard Plan to certain small employers; requiring
certain carriers that offer insurance in the small group market to offer the
Limited Health Benefit Plan to certain small employers; authorizing certain

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