Ch. 322                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall apply to
all policies and contracts issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after
October 1, 2004. Any policy or contract in effect before October 1, 2004, shall comply
with the provisions of this Act no later than October 1, 2005.

SECTION 3. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 2004.

Approved May 11, 2004.

CHAPTER 322
(House Bill 125)

AN ACT concerning

Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Individuals Transferred
to Enrolled in the Maryland Health Insurance Plan

FOR the purpose of requiring certain health insurance carriers to issue a Medicare
supplement policy to certain individuals who transferred from a substantial,
available, and affordable coverage plan to the Maryland Health Insurance Plan
on a certain date, are terminated from the Maryland Health Insurance Plan as
a result of eligibility for Medicare, and apply for a policy on or before a certain
date within a certain period of time; prohibiting a carrier that issues a Medicare
supplement policy from excluding or limiting benefits for certain losses because
the losses involved a preexisting condition; requiring the Maryland Insurance
Administration to issue notice of certain requirements to certain carriers;
requiring the Maryland Health Insurance Plan to issue notice of the availability
of Medicare supplement coverage to certain individuals; requiring certain
carriers to issue certain Medicare supplement policies during a certain period of
time to certain individuals eligible for Medicare as a result of disability; making
this Act an emergency measure; providing for the termination of certain
provisions of this Act; and generally relating to Medicare supplement policies for
individuals transferred from a substantial, available, and affordable coverage
plan to the Maryland Health Insurance Plan.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Insurance
Section 15-901(a), (c), and (k)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article — Insurance

Section 15-929

Annotated Code of Maryland

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