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§ 15-141. Request for confidential communications from carriers

West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsuranceEffective: April 8, 2014

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Title 15. Health Insurance
Subtitle 1. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: April 8, 2014
MD Code, Insurance, § 15-141
§ 15-141. Request for confidential communications from carriers
Currentness
Definitions
(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Carrier” means:
(i) an insurer;
(ii) a nonprofit health service plan;
(iii) a health maintenance organization;
(iv) a dental plan organization; or
(v) any other person that provides health benefit plans subject to regulation by the State.
(3) “Enrollee” means a person entitled to health care benefits from a carrier.
Standardized form for enrollee use
(b) The Commissioner shall develop and make available a standardized form for an enrollee to use to request confidential communications from a carrier in accordance with 45 C.F.R. § 164.522(b).
Acceptance of standardized form
(c) A carrier that requires an enrollee to make a request for confidential communications in writing in accordance with 45 C.F.R. § 164.522(b) shall accept the standardized form developed by the Commissioner under this section for that purpose.
Construction with regulations
(d) This section may not be construed to limit acceptance by a carrier of any other form of written request from an enrollee for confidential communications from a carrier under 45 C.F.R. § 164.522(b).

Credits

Added by Acts 2014, c. 72, § 1, eff. April 8, 2014.
MD Code, Insurance, § 15-141, MD INSURANCE § 15-141
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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