Issuance to individuals who transferred from a substantial,
available, and affordable coverage plan to the Maryland
Health Insurance Plan and are terminated from that plan
because of eligibility for Medicare because of age or disability,
requirements added ....................................................................

Sale or offer to person eligible for Medicaid, prohibition repealed
Misdemeanor offense under Insurance Article, statute of

limitation for prosecution extended..............................................

Modified health benefit plan for medical savings accounts,

provisions repealed.........................................................................

Morbid obesity, health insurance coverage for surgical treatment

of, provisions clarified and report required on denial of coverage;

Task Force to Study Utilization Review of the Surgical

Treatment of Morbid Obesity, established, and report required .

Nonprofit Health Service Plans -

Compensation guidelines for officers and executives, authority

of Insurance Commissioner to approve, repealed; annual

provision of copy of guidelines to Insurance Commissioner,

required .......................................................................................

Mission, certificate of authority requirements, statute of
limitations, duties and restrictions on actions of directors and
officers, application for acquisition, and jurisdiction with
controlling authority over conflicting laws, provisions altered .

Podiatrists, reimbursement for services at same rate as physician
reimbursement for same services, requirements added..............

Postretirement Health Benefits Trust Fund for State employees,
created; annual report required ....................................................

Preferred drug list, development of single list for State employees'
prescription drug program and Medicaid, report required .........

Prescription drug benefit plan, continuation of option for State

retirees, requirement added ..........................................................

Prompt payment of claims, provisions altered ................................

State employee benefit plans, restrictions on calendar year 2005
changes, provisions added .............................................................

Underwriting standards, filing with Insurance Commissioner by
nonprofit health service plans and health maintenance
organizations, requirements added ...............................................

Health Maintenance Organizations —

SEE ALSO Managed Care Organizations

Advance directives information sheet, development and
distribution to the public, requirements added ...........................

INDEX

Chapter

Page

322	1224
54	279
258	959
386	1397
486	2254
330	1237
257	947
459	2144
466	2165
429	1630
	1692
296	1108
155	653
429	1630
323	1227
356	1296

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