Md. Code, Insurance § 14-609
This is the official text of Md. Code, Insurance § 14-609, part of Maryland’s Code, Insurance — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§14–609.
Official statutory text
(a) Each discount medical plan organization and each discount drug plan organization shall provide to a plan member or to a plan member for the member’s family a discount card that includes, at a minimum, the following data elements:
(1) a statement that the discount medical plan or discount drug plan is not insurance;
(2) (i) the name or identifying trademark of the discount medical plan organization or the discount drug plan organization; or
(ii) the name or identifying trademark of the provider networks that participate with the discount medical plan or discount drug plan; and
(3) the telephone number that the plan member may call for assistance.
(b) (1) If a change occurs in the data element required under subsection (a)(3) of this section, a discount medical plan organization or a discount drug plan organization shall reissue a discount card.
(2) A discount medical plan organization or a discount drug plan organization shall notify a plan member when there is a material change in plan benefits or in the data elements required under subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section.
(1) a statement that the discount medical plan or discount drug plan is not insurance;
(2) (i) the name or identifying trademark of the discount medical plan organization or the discount drug plan organization; or
(ii) the name or identifying trademark of the provider networks that participate with the discount medical plan or discount drug plan; and
(3) the telephone number that the plan member may call for assistance.
(b) (1) If a change occurs in the data element required under subsection (a)(3) of this section, a discount medical plan organization or a discount drug plan organization shall reissue a discount card.
(2) A discount medical plan organization or a discount drug plan organization shall notify a plan member when there is a material change in plan benefits or in the data elements required under subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section.
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