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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 24
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until June 1, 2009, to present evidence
that a matching fund will be provided
(Montgomery County)....................................................... $100,000
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 2007.
Approved by the Governor, April 10,2007.
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CHAPTER 25
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(Senate Bill 269)
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AN ACT concerning
Maryland Health-Care Commission - Racial and Ethnic Variations Data
Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance
Health Insurance - Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data - Nondiscrimination
FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Health-Care Commission to include
organization benefit plans, nursing facilities, hospitals, and ambulatory surgical
facilities; authorizing certain entities that provide health insurance to make an
inquiry about race and ethnicity under certain circumstances, and subject to
certain limitations: prohibiting the use of certain racial or ethnic variations
information to deny or otherwise affect a health insurance policy or contract;
providing that the provisions of certain insurance laws apply to health
maintenance organizations; and generally relating to the collection and use of
racial and ethnic variations data by health insurers that provide health
insurance.
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2005 Replacement Volume and 2006 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
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