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2017 Maryland Code
Insurance
Title 15 - Health Insurance
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-141. Communications between carriers and enrollees -- Confidentiality.
Universal Citation: MD Ins Code § 15-141 (2017)
- (a) Definitions. --
- (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
- (2) "Carrier" means:
- (i) an insurer;
- (ii) a nonprofit health service plan;
- (iii) a health maintenance organization;
- (iv) a dental plan organization; or
- (v) any other person that provides health benefit plans subject to regulation by the State.
- (3) "Enrollee" means a person entitled to health care benefits from a carrier.
- (b) Standardized form for confidential communications requests from carrier. -- The Commissioner shall develop and make available a standardized form for an enrollee to use to request confidential communications from a carrier in accordance with 45 C.F.R. § 164.522(b).
- (c) Carrier required to accept form. -- A carrier that requires an enrollee to make a request for confidential communications in writing in accordance with 45 C.F.R. § 164.522(b) shall accept the standardized form developed by the Commissioner under this section for that purpose.
- (d) Other forms of written requests may be accepted. -- This section may not be construed to limit acceptance by a carrier of any other form of written request from an enrollee for confidential communications from a carrier under 45 C.F.R. § 164.522(b).
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