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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 627
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Article - Insurance
15-1501.
(c) (1) The Commission shall assess the social, medical, and financial
impacts of a proposed mandated health insurance service.
(2) In assessing a proposed mandated health insurance service and to
the extent that information is available, the Commission shall consider:
(i) social impacts, including:
1. the extent to which the service is generally utilized by
a significant portion of the population;
2. the extent to which the insurance coverage is already
generally available;
3. if coverage is not generally available, the extent to
which the lack of coverage results in individuals avoiding necessary health care
treatments;
4. if coverage is not generally available, the extent to
which the lack of coverage results in unreasonable financial hardship;
5. the level of public demand for the service;
6. the level of public demand for insurance coverage of
the service;
7. the level of interest of collective bargaining agents in
negotiating privately for inclusion of this coverage in group contracts; and
8. the extent to which the mandated health insurance
service is covered by self-funded employer groups of employers in the State who
employ at least 500 employees;
(ii) medical impacts, including:
1. the extent to which the service is generally recognized
by the medical community as being effective and efficacious in the treatment of
patients;
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