§ 15-817. Child wellness services
West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsuranceEffective: October 1, 2010
Effective: October 1, 2010
MD Code, Insurance, § 15-817
§ 15-817. Child wellness services
(a) In this section, “child wellness services” means preventive activities designed to protect children from morbidity and mortality and promote child development.
(b) This section applies to each individual hospital or major medical insurance policy, group or blanket health insurance policy, and nonprofit health service plan that:
(c)(1) A policy or plan subject to this section shall include under the family member coverage a minimum package of child wellness services that are consistent with:
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, an insurer or nonprofit health service plan that issues a policy or plan subject to this section, on notification of the pregnancy of the insured and before the delivery date, shall:
Insurers or nonprofit health service plans not requiring use of particular health care provider group
(e) An insurer or nonprofit health service plan that does not require or encourage the insured to use a particular health care provider or group of health care providers that has contracted with the insurer or nonprofit health service plan to provide services to the insurer's or nonprofit health service plan's insureds need not comply with subsection (d) of this section.
(f)(1) A policy or plan subject to this section may not impose a deductible on the coverage required under this section.
Credits
Added by Acts 1997, c. 35, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, c. 127, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 1999, c. 128, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2010, c. 72, § 1, eff. April 13, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 595, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 596, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.
Formerly Art. 48A, §§ 354KK, 470AA, 477KK.
MD Code, Insurance, § 15-817, MD INSURANCE § 15-817
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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