Md. Code, Insurance § 15-1A-06
This is the official text of Md. Code, Insurance § 15-1A-06, part of Maryland’s Code, Insurance — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§15–1A–06.
Official statutory text
(a) A carrier may not establish rules for eligibility, including continued eligibility, for enrollment of an individual into a health benefit plan based on health status–related factors, including:
(1) health condition;
(2) claims experience;
(3) receipt of health care;
(4) medical history;
(5) genetic information;
(6) evidence of insurability including conditions arising out of acts of domestic violence; or
(7) disability.
(b) A carrier may not require an individual, as a condition of enrollment or continued enrollment in a health benefit plan, to pay a premium or contribution that is greater than the premium or contribution for a similarly situated individual enrolled in the health benefit plan on the basis of any health status–related factor in relation to the individual or to an individual enrolled under the health benefit plan as a dependent of the individual.
(1) health condition;
(2) claims experience;
(3) receipt of health care;
(4) medical history;
(5) genetic information;
(6) evidence of insurability including conditions arising out of acts of domestic violence; or
(7) disability.
(b) A carrier may not require an individual, as a condition of enrollment or continued enrollment in a health benefit plan, to pay a premium or contribution that is greater than the premium or contribution for a similarly situated individual enrolled in the health benefit plan on the basis of any health status–related factor in relation to the individual or to an individual enrolled under the health benefit plan as a dependent of the individual.
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