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of information required under § 19-134 of the health - general
Article.
27-914.
(a) This section does not apply to life insurance policies,
annuity contracts, long-term care insurance policies, or disability
insurance policies.
(b) An insurer that provides health insurance, nonprofit
health service plan, or health maintenance organization may not
Health—General Article race or ethnicity data to reject, deny,
limit, cancel, refuse to renew, increase the rates of, affect the
terms or conditions of, or otherwise affect a health insurance
policy or contract.
(2) The Commissioner may issue an order under §§ 4-113
and 4-114 of this article and §§ 27-501 and 27-505 of this title if the
Commissioner finds a violation of this section.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2007.
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Approved by the Governor, April 10, 2007.
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CHAPTER 26
(House Bill 788)
AN ACT concerning
Health Insurance - Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data - Nondiscrimination
FOR the purpose of authorizing certain entities that provide health insurance to make
an inquiry about race and ethnicity under certain circumstances, and subject to
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