Md. Code, Insurance § 15-862
This is the official text of Md. Code, Insurance § 15-862, part of Maryland’s Code, Insurance — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§15–862.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies to:
(1) insurers and nonprofit health service plans that provide hospital, medical, or surgical benefits to individuals or groups on an expense–incurred basis under health insurance policies or contracts that are issued or delivered in the State; and
(2) health maintenance organizations that provide hospital, medical, or surgical benefits to individuals or groups under contracts that are issued or delivered in the State.
(b) An entity subject to this section that covers the delivery of anesthesia for a procedure for which a licensed medical professional issues an order:
(1) shall provide coverage for:
(i) the delivery of anesthesia for the entire duration of the procedure; and
(ii) medical care related to the delivery of anesthesia for the procedure that is provided immediately before and after the procedure; and
(2) may not establish, implement, or enforce a policy, practice, or procedure that places time limitations on the delivery of anesthesia.
(1) insurers and nonprofit health service plans that provide hospital, medical, or surgical benefits to individuals or groups on an expense–incurred basis under health insurance policies or contracts that are issued or delivered in the State; and
(2) health maintenance organizations that provide hospital, medical, or surgical benefits to individuals or groups under contracts that are issued or delivered in the State.
(b) An entity subject to this section that covers the delivery of anesthesia for a procedure for which a licensed medical professional issues an order:
(1) shall provide coverage for:
(i) the delivery of anesthesia for the entire duration of the procedure; and
(ii) medical care related to the delivery of anesthesia for the procedure that is provided immediately before and after the procedure; and
(2) may not establish, implement, or enforce a policy, practice, or procedure that places time limitations on the delivery of anesthesia.
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