ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

S.B. 714

accounts; repealing a requirement that the Commission adopt certain
regulations that specify a modified health benefit plan for medical savings
accounts that meet certain federal qualifications; providing that the rate cap on
the Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan in the small group market
does not apply for a certain period of time; providing for the termination of
certain provisions of this Act; and generally relating to medical savings accounts
and the rate cap in the small group health insurance market.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 19-103(c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article — Insurance
Section 15-1207(a) and (c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 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

19-103.

(c) The purpose of the Commission is to:

(1)     Develop health care cost containment strategies to help provide
access to appropriate quality health care services for all Marylanders, after
consulting with the Health Services Cost Review Commission;

(2)     Promote the development of a health regulatory system that
provides, for all Marylanders, financial and geographic access to quality health care
services at a reasonable cost by:

(i) Advocating policies and systems to promote the efficient
delivery of and improved access to health care services; and

(ii) Enhancing the strengths of the current health care service
delivery and regulatory system;

(3)     Facilitate the public disclosure of medical claims data for the
development of public policy;

(4)     Establish and develop a medical care data base on health care
services rendered by health care practitioners;

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