The purpose of this chapter is to ensure protection of the public interest by providing for the evaluation of the suitability of certain individuals who exercise control of any substantial portion of certain entities that do insurance business in the State, including an insurer, health maintenance organization, managed care organization, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit health service plan, and dental plan organization. This chapter does not apply to workers’ compensation self-insurance groups organized pursuant to Insurance Article, Title 25, Subtitle 3, Annotated Code of Maryland.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§15-102.6, 19-705, 19-708, 19-7A-03, and 19-7A-04;
Insurance Article, §§2-109, 2-205(c), 4-108, 4-113(a)(7)—(9), 7-304, 7-603, 8-412, 8-417, 14-109(3), and 14-405; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: June 12, 1969

Regulation .03 amended effective October 23, 1995 (22:21 Md. R. 1615)

Regulation .07 adopted and Appendix A repealed effective October 23, 1995 (22:21 Md. R. 1615)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 09.30.03 to COMAR 31.04.02 effective September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1439)

Chapter revised effective November 5, 2007 (34:22 Md. R. 1979)

Chapter revised effective October 1, 2016 (43:18 Md. R. 1018)