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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 600
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FOR the purpose of altering the factors a carrier may use to adjust the community
rate for certain health benefit plans offered in the small group market; altering
a certain limit on the rate a carrier may charge based on adjustments to the
community rate for certain health benefit plans offered in the small group
market; authorizing a carrier to offer a discounted rate discount to a small
employer for eligible employees of the small employer who are nonsmokers or
participate participation in a certain wellness program; requiring the discount
to be applied to reduce a certain rate, actuarially justified, offered uniformly to
all small employers, and approved by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner:
requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, on or before a certain date, to
adopt regulations to require carriers to collect and report certain participation
data: requiring the Commission, on or before a certain date, to report to the
Governor and certain legislative committees regarding the effect of a certain
rate adjustment on participation in certain health benefit plans: providing for
the termination of this Act; defining a certain term; providing for the
application of this Act; and generally relating to rates for health benefit plans
offered in the small group market.
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Insurance
Section 15-1201(a) and (d)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2006 Replacement Volume and 2006 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - Insurance
Section 15-1201(r)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2006 Replacement Volume and 2006 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article — Insurance
Section 15-1205
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2006 Replacement Volume and 2006 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Insurance
15-1201.
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
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