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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 639
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CHAPTER 639
(House Bill 1057)
AN ACT concerning
Health Insurance - Equity in Family Coverage Expansion Act
FOR the purpose of requiring certain health insurance policies or contracts to provide
that the same health insurance benefits and eligibility guidelines that apply to
covered dependents are available on request to certain adult members and
certain child members of the household, at the request of certain persons, to
certain domestic partners and child dependents of domestic partners of the
insured, subscriber, employee, or member; authorizing insurers and, nonprofit
health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to require certain
proof; requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to adopt regulations to
implement certain provisions of this Act; altering a certain requirement that a
certain health insurance carrier notify certain parents of certain information;
requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to establish and publish a
certain notice: requiring certain health insurance policies and contracts to
provide for certain coverage for certain dependents under certain circumstances:
requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission, in consultation with certain
other State agencies, to study the rate at which certain young adults are
uninsured and recommend ways to increase their health care coverage;
requiring the Commission to report on its study and recommendations to
certain legislative committees on or before a certain date: defining certain
terms; providing that the provisions of this Act apply to health maintenance
organizations; providing for the application of this Act; providing for the
construction of this Act; and generally relating to health insurance coverage
BY adding to
Article - Health - General
Section 19-706(jjj)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2005 Replacement Volume and 2006 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - Insurance
Section 15-403.2 and 15-418
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2006 Replacement Volume and 2006 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting. with amendments,
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