Section 15-711 – Physical Therapists
(a) This section applies to each individual or group health insurance policy or contract that is: (1) delivered or issued for delivery in the State by an insurer or nonprofit health service plan; and (2) issued, renewed, amended, or reissued on or after October 1, 1993. (b) An insurer or nonprofit health service plan may not impose a time […]
Section 15-712 – Physician Assistants
Notwithstanding § 15-701(a) of this subtitle, unless a policy, contract, or certificate described in § 15-701(a) of this subtitle expressly provides for reimbursement for a service that is within the lawful scope of practice of a physician assistant certified under the Health Occupations Article, the provisions of the Health Occupations Article that govern the certification […]
Section 15-713 – Podiatrists
(a) This section applies to individual, group, or blanket health insurance policies and contracts delivered or issued for delivery in the State by insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of an individual, group, or blanket health insurance policy or contract subject to this section, if the policy or contract […]
Section 15-714 – Psychologists
(a) This section applies to each individual or group health insurance policy, contract, or certificate that: (1) (i) is issued or delivered in the State; (ii) is issued to a group that is incorporated or has a main office in the State; or (iii) covers individuals who reside or work in the State; and (2) is issued, renewed, amended, or reissued […]
Section 15-715 – Community Health Resource
(a) This section applies to each individual or group health insurance policy or contract that is issued or delivered in the State by an insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization. (b) To the extent required under federal law, an insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization shall reimburse a community health resource, […]
Section 15-716 – Administration of Self-Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications by Licensed Pharmacists
(a) This section applies to individual, group, or blanket health insurance policies and contracts delivered or issued for delivery in the State by insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide coverage for patient assessment regarding, and administration of, self–administered medications and maintenance injectable medications. (b) An entity subject to this section shall provide […]
Section 15-708 – Nurse Anesthetists
(a) In this section, “nurse anesthetist” means a registered nurse who is certified as a nurse anesthetist by: (1) the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists; or (2) the Council on Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists. (b) This section applies to each individual, group, or blanket health insurance policy, contract, or certificate of an insurer or nonprofit health service plan […]
Section 15-709 – Nurse Midwives
(a) In this section, “nurse midwife” means a licensed registered nurse who is certified as a nurse midwife by the American College of Nurse-Midwives. (b) Each insurer that proposes to issue, renew, amend, or reissue an individual, group, or blanket health insurance policy in the State that is written on an expense-incurred basis shall offer the option […]
Section 15-710 – Optometrists
(a) This section applies to each individual or group health insurance policy or certificate of an insurer that: (1) is issued or delivered in the State; (2) is issued to a group that is incorporated or has a main office in the State; or (3) covers individuals who reside or work in the State. (b) Each policy or certificate subject […]
Section 15-701 – Licensed Health Care Providers
(a) (1) This subsection applies to each individual or group health insurance policy, contract, or certificate that is: (i) delivered or issued for delivery in the State by an insurer or nonprofit health service plan; and (ii) issued, renewed, amended, or reissued on or after July 1, 1984. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of a policy, contract, or certificate subject […]