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2017 Maryland Code
Insurance
Title 15 - Health Insurance
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-105. Coverage information about breast implants
Universal Citation: MD Ins Code § 15-105 (2017)
- (a) Definitions. --
- (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
- (2) "Breast implant" means a pocket or envelope that is surgically inserted under the skin and contains soft silicone gel, saline solution, or a combination of soft silicone gel and saline solution.
- (3) "Breast implant-related condition" means a condition that the federal Food and Drug Administration recognizes as possibly linked to breast implants.
- (b) Scope of section. -- 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 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.
- (c) Information provided to Commissioner. -- An entity subject to this section shall provide information to the Commissioner about the entity's:
- (1) coverage for breast implant removals and breast implant-related conditions; and
- (2) preexisting condition provisions in policies for individuals with breast implants.
- (d) Availability of information -- To licensed physicians and consumers. --
- (1) On request, the Commissioner shall make available to consumers and licensed physicians the information collected under subsection (c) of this section.
- (2) When providing the information, the Commissioner may include a statement that the Commissioner does not guarantee the accuracy of the information.
- (3) The Commissioner may set a fee to cover the cost of providing the information under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
- (e) Availability of information -- To patients. -- A licensed physician may make available to a patient the information obtained from the Commissioner under subsection (d) of this section.
- (f) Regulations. -- The Commissioner shall adopt regulations to carry out this section, including regulations that determine the extent and format of the information required under subsection (c) of this section.
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