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§ 15-304. Direct payment of hospital or medical services

West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsuranceEffective: July 1, 2011

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Title 15. Health Insurance
Subtitle 3. Group and Blanket Health Insurance Policy Forms and Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2011
MD Code, Insurance, § 15-304
§ 15-304. Direct payment of hospital or medical services
Currentness
In general
(a) Except as provided in §§ 14-205.2 and 14-205.3 of this article, and subject to subsection (b) of this section, on request of the policyholder, a policy of group health insurance may contain a provision that all or part of the benefits provided by the policy for hospital, nursing, medical, or surgical services, at the insurer's option, may be paid directly to the hospital or person that provides the services.
Services provided by particular hospital or person
(b) A policy of group health insurance may not require that hospital, nursing, medical, or surgical services be provided by a particular hospital or person.
Direct payments discharge insurer’s obligation
(c) A direct payment made under subsection (a) of this section discharges the insurer's obligation with respect to the amount paid.

Credits

Added by Acts 1997, c. 35, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 537, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011.
Formerly Art. 48A, § 473.
MD Code, Insurance, § 15-304, MD INSURANCE § 15-304
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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