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§ 15-704. Professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, and alcohol and drug counsel...

West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsuranceEffective: October 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Title 15. Health Insurance
Subtitle 7. Required Reimbursement for Services of Health Care Providers (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Insurance, § 15-704
§ 15-704. Professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, and alcohol and drug counselors
Application of section
(a) This section applies to each individual, group, or blanket health insurance policy, contract, or certificate of an insurer or nonprofit health service plan that:
(1)(i) is delivered or issued for delivery in the State;
(ii) is issued to a group that is incorporated or has a main office in the State; or
(iii) covers individuals who reside or work in the State; and
(2) is issued, renewed, amended, or reissued on or after October 1, 2003.
Reimbursement for services provided by licensed clinical professional counselor, licensed clinical marriage and family therapist, or licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor
(b) If a policy, contract, or certificate subject to this section provides for reimbursement for a service that is within the lawful scope of practice of a licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist, a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor, or a licensed clinical professional art therapist, the insured or any other person covered by the policy or certificate is entitled to reimbursement for the service.

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Added by Acts 2003, c. 338, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 219, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
MD Code, Insurance, § 15-704, MD INSURANCE § 15-704
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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