Martin O'Malley, Governor

Ch. 7

eligibility requirements and certain levels of subsidies under the Program;
authorizing the Maryland Health Care Commission to alter certain subsidy
amounts; requiring the total amount of certain subsidies to be subject to the
limitations of the State budget; providing that certain contributions to health
savings accounts shall be considered additional premium contributions for the
purpose of calculating certain subsidies under certain circumstances; requiring
the Commission to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the
implementation of the Program; requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance
Program to provide, subject to certain conditions, certain health care services to
certain parents with certain income and to certain adults with certain income;
repealing certain provisions of law relating to the Primary Adult Care Program;
establishing a Health Care Coverage Fund; establishing the sources and uses of
the Fund; requiring the Treasurer to invest the money in the Fund in a certain
manner; providing that any investment earnings of the Fund shall be retained
to the credit of the Fund; requiring expenditures from the Fund to be made only
in accordance with the State budget; providing that the Fund is subject to audit
by the Office of Legislative Audits; authorizing the State Health Services Cost
Review Commission to assess a certain amount in hospital rates; requiring the
Commission to determine certain savings in a certain manner; requiring each
hospital to remit a certain assessment to the Health Care Coverage Fund;
requiring certain carriers to offer a certain benefit: permitting certain carriers
to offer a certain benefit: prohibiting a carrier from conditioning the sale of a
certain benefit on participation of certain employees in certain programs or
activities: requiring a licensed insurance producer to provide certain
information to small employers; requiring the Maryland Health Care
Commission, on or before a certain date, in consultation with the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene, to propose certain regulations; requiring the
Maryland Health Care Commission to adopt certain regulations that specify the
requirements of a certain benefit: requiring the Maryland Health Care
Commission to comply with certain provisions of law in carrying out its duties;
providing declaring the intent of the General Assembly regarding the level of
certain benefits; providing declaring the intent of the General Assembly
regarding the phasing-in of certain health care services, to the extent that
certain revenues as submitted with the Governor's proposed budget exceed
certain amounts; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to
submit an amendment to a certain waiver; requiring the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene to forward a copy of a certain notice to the Department of
Legislative Services; requiring a certain individual to be automatically enrolled
in a certain managed care organization, under certain circumstances; requiring
certain individuals to be assigned to a certain managed care organization;
authorizing certain funds to be appropriated and transferred by approved
budget amendment; requiring the State Health Services Cost Review
Commission and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop a
mechanism to calculate the amount of certain hospital uncompensated care;
providing for the termination of a certain hospital rate assessment under

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