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§ 15-925. Prohibited solicitations

West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsurance

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Title 15. Health Insurance
Subtitle 9. Medicare Supplement Act (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Insurance, § 15-925
§ 15-925. Prohibited solicitations
Offers to individuals not eligible for Medicare
(a) When soliciting the sale of a health insurance policy, a carrier or insurance producer may not knowingly offer a Medicare supplement policy to an individual not eligible for Medicare.
Sales or offers to sell supplemental policies only to individuals eligible for Medicaid benefits
(b) A carrier or insurance producer may only sell or offer to sell a Medicare supplement policy to an individual eligible for Medicaid benefits in accordance with the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1395ss and this subtitle.
Duplication of existing Medicare supplement policies
(c) A carrier or insurance producer may not negligently or knowingly sell or offer to sell to an individual a Medicare supplement policy that duplicates to any extent an existing Medicare supplement policy that covers that individual.
Medicare supplement or Medigap terms used in advertising
(d) A carrier or insurance producer may not use the terms “Medicare supplement”, “Medigap”, or other words of similar meaning in advertising or otherwise in soliciting the sale of a health insurance policy or other policy, unless the policy conforms to §§ 15-904, 15-906, 15-907, and 15-908 of this subtitle.

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Added by Acts 1997, c. 35, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 731, § 1, eff. July 2, 2001; Acts 2004, c. 54, § 1, eff. April 13, 2004.
Formerly Art. 48A, § 468G.
MD Code, Insurance, § 15-925, MD INSURANCE § 15-925
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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