1. (a) A health maintenance organization may not cancel the enrollment of a member or refuse to transfer a member from a group to an individual basis because of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious beliefs, disability, race, or health status.
2. (b) A health maintenance organization may cancel a contract with a member who violates any published policy of the health maintenance organization that has been approved by the Commissioner and the Department under their joint internal procedures.

Added by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 2024, c. 377, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024.

Formerly Art. 43, § 852.