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§ 15-826.3. Prevention of pregnancy by fertility awareness-based methods

West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsuranceEffective: January 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Title 15. Health Insurance
Subtitle 8. Required Health Insurance Benefits (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 1, 2019
MD Code, Insurance, § 15-826.3
§ 15-826.3. Prevention of pregnancy by fertility awareness-based methods
Currentness
“Fertility awareness-based methods” defined
(a) In this section, “fertility awareness-based methods” means methods of identifying times of fertility and infertility by an individual to avoid pregnancy, including:
(1) cervical mucus methods;
(2) sympto-thermal or sympto-hormonal methods;
(3) the standard days method; and
(4) the lactational amenorrhea method.
Application of section
(b) This section applies to:
(1) insurers and nonprofit health service plans that provide hospital, medical, or surgical benefits to individuals or groups on an expense-incurred basis under health insurance policies or contracts that are issued or delivered in the State; and
(2) health maintenance organizations that provide hospital, medical, or surgical benefits to individuals or groups under contracts that are issued or delivered in the State.
Provision of instruction regarding fertility awareness-based methods
(c) An entity subject to this section shall provide coverage for instruction by a licensed health care provider on fertility awareness-based methods.
Copayments, coinsurance, deductions may not be applied to coverage under section
(d) Except with respect to a health benefit plan that is a grandfathered health plan, as defined in § 1251 of the Affordable Care Act, an entity subject to this section may not apply a copayment, coinsurance requirement, or deductible to the coverage required under this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 2018, c. 437, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019; Acts 2018, c. 438, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
MD Code, Insurance, § 15-826.3, MD INSURANCE § 15-826.3
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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