Section 31-110 – Prerequisites to Making Qualified Plans Available
(a) In making qualified plans available to individuals and employers through contracts with carriers, the Exchange first shall seek to: (1) achieve a robust and stable enrollment in the Exchange; and (2) decrease the number of State residents without health insurance coverage. (b) (1) Subject to subsection (e) of this section, the Exchange, with the market impact and leverage attained […]
Section 29-102 – Insurance Commissioner as Representative to Commission
The Insurance Commissioner of the Maryland Insurance Administration is hereby appointed as the State of Maryland’s representative to the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission.
Section 31-111 – Shop Exchange
(a) The SHOP Exchange: (1) shall be a separate insurance market within the Exchange for small employers; and (2) may not be merged with the individual market of the Individual Exchange. (b) The SHOP Exchange shall be designed to balance: (1) the viability of the SHOP Exchange as an alternative for qualified employers and their employees who have not been […]
Section 30-101 – Definitions
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Reporting insurer” means an insurer that is a member of a holding company that has been designated by the holding company as responsible for submitting a report under § 30–102 of this title on behalf of the insurer and other insurers in the holding company. […]
Section 31-112 – Shop Exchange Navigator Program
(a) There is a navigator program for the SHOP Exchange. (b) The navigator program for the SHOP Exchange shall focus outreach efforts and provide health insurance enrollment and eligibility services to small employers that do not offer health insurance to their employees. (c) (1) To carry out its purpose and in compliance with the Affordable Care Act, the SHOP […]
Section 30-102 – Slaveholder Insurance Policy — Report by Insurer
(a) On or before October 1, 2011, an insurer authorized to do business in the State shall provide the Commissioner with: (1) a report of information in the records of the insurer about each slaveholder insurance policy issued in the State by the insurer, or any predecessor of the insurer, during the slavery era; and (2) a copy […]
Section 30-103 – Slaveholder Insurance Policy — Report by Commissioner
(a) (1) On or before April 1, 2012, the Commissioner shall issue a report on the information provided to the Commissioner under § 30–102 of this title. (2) The report required under this section shall: (i) contain the names of any slaveholders or slaves provided under § 30–102 of this title; and (ii) include a copy of each document provided […]
Section 31-101 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (a–1) “Application counselor” means an individual who holds an Individual Exchange application counselor certification issued under § 31–113(r) of this subtitle. (a–2) “Application counselor sponsoring entity” or “sponsoring entity” means an entity designated by the Individual Exchange as a sponsoring entity under § 31–113(r) of this subtitle. […]
Section 31-102 – Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Established
(a) There is a Maryland Health Benefit Exchange. (b) (1) The Exchange is a body politic and corporate and is an instrumentality of the State. (2) The Exchange is a public corporation and a unit of State government. (3) The exercise by the Exchange of its authority under this subtitle is an essential governmental function. (c) The purposes of the Exchange […]
Section 31-103 – Applicable Statutory Provisions; Exceptions
(a) The Exchange is subject to: (1) the following provisions of the General Provisions Article: (i) Title 3 (Open Meetings Act); (ii) Title 4 (Public Information Act); and (iii) Title 5 (Maryland Public Ethics Law); (2) the following provisions of the State Finance and Procurement Article: (i) Title 3A, Subtitle 3 (Information Processing), to the extent that the Secretary of Information Technology […]