§ 15-1408. Renewal of group health benefit plans
West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsuranceEffective: March 14, 2016
Effective: March 14, 2016
MD Code, Insurance, § 15-1408
§ 15-1408. Renewal of group health benefit plans
A carrier shall renew group health benefit plans at the option of the policyholder or plan sponsor, except in any of the following cases:
(6) in the case of a health maintenance organization, where there is no longer any enrollee who lives, resides, or works in the health maintenance organization's approved service area, provided notice of the nonrenewal is provided to each employer and to each employee covered under the health benefit plan at least 90 days before the date coverage will be terminated;
(7) in the case of a carrier that offers coverage only through one or more bona fide associations, when the membership of an employer in the association ceases and nonrenewal under this item is applied uniformly without regard to any health status-related factor relating to any covered individual; or
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Added by Acts 1997, c. 294, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2015, c. 363, § 1, eff. May 12, 2015; Acts 2016, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 14, 2016.
Formerly Art. 48A, § 771.
MD Code, Insurance, § 15-1408, MD INSURANCE § 15-1408
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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