(a) If the Maryland Department of Health notifies an insurer or nonprofit health service plan that the Department has paid for or provided services to an individual who is covered under an individual, group, or blanket health insurance policy or contract that the insurer or nonprofit health service plan issued, delivered, or renewed in the State, the insurer or nonprofit health service plan shall reimburse the Department for the cost of the services, regardless of any provision in the health insurance policy or contract that requires payment to the policyholder, subscriber, or another payee.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of a health insurance policy, contract, or certificate, an insurer or nonprofit health service plan may not refuse to reimburse the Maryland Department of Health because of the manner, form, or date of a claim for reimbursement if, within 2 years after the date of the service for which reimbursement is sought, the Department provides to the insurer or nonprofit health service plan sufficient information to determine the liability of the insurer or nonprofit health service plan.