The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the reasonable standardization of coverage and simplification of terms and benefits of Medicare supplement policies, to facilitate public understanding and comparison of these policies, to eliminate policy provisions which may be misleading or confusing in connection with the purchase of the policies or with the settlement of claims, and to provide for full disclosures in the sale of health insurance coverages to persons eligible for Medicare by reason of age.

Authority: Insurance Article, §2-109 and Title 15, Subtitle 9; Health-General Article, §§19-705 and 19-706; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.09, Appendixes A—C adopted as an emergency provision effective July 1, 1982 (9:13 Md. R. 1340); adopted permanently effective October 1, 1982 (9:17 Md. R. 1707)

Regulation .01 amended, Regulations .02—.09 and Appendices A—C repealed, and new Regulations .02—.14 and Appendices A—C adopted as an emergency provision effective July 25, 1989 (16:16 Md. R. 1738); emergency status extended at 16:26 Md. R. 2782 and 17:5 Md. R. 633; emergency status expired July 20, 1990

Regulation .01 amended, Regulations .02—.09 and Appendices A—C repealed, and new Regulations .02—.21 adopted effective July 23, 1990 (17:14 Md. R. 1757)

Regulation .06E adopted effective November 11, 1991 (18:22 Md. R. 2396)

Regulation .07E adopted effective November 11, 1991 (18:22 Md. R. 2396)

Regulation .16 amended effective November 11, 1991 (18:22 Md. R. 2396)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 09.30.59 to COMAR 31.10.05 effective September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1439)

Regulation .03 amended effective January 1, 2006 (32:18 Md. R. 1522)

Regulation .07 amended effective January 1, 2006 (32:18 Md. R. 1522)

Regulation .09 amended effective January 1, 2006 (32:18 Md. R. 1522)

Regulation .11 amended effective January 1, 2006 (32:18 Md. R. 1522)

Regulations .12—.21 repealed effective January 1, 2006 (32:18 Md. R. 1522)