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SENATE BILL 535
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SB 784/23 – FIN
By: Senators Ready, Carozza, Folden, Gile, Kelly, McKay, and Salling
Introduced and read first time: January 24, 2024
Assigned to: Finance
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Health Insurance – Labor and Delivery Services – Cost–Sharing Requirements 2
FOR the purpose of requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health 3
maintenance organizations to provide coverage for labor and delivery services 4
without certain cost–sharing requirements; and generally relating to cost–sharing 5
requirements for labor and delivery services. 6
BY adding to 7
Article – Insurance 8
Section 15–811.1 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2017 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – Insurance 14
15–811.1. 15
(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO: 16
(1) INSURERS AND NONPROF IT HEALTH SERVICE PL ANS THAT 17
PROVIDE LABOR AND DE LIVERY COVERAGE TO I NDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS ON AN 18
EXPENSE–INCURRED BASIS UNDER HEALTH INSURANCE POL ICIES OR CONTRACTS 19
THAT ARE ISSUED OR D ELIVERED IN THE STATE; AND 20
(2) HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZA TIONS THAT PROVIDE L ABOR 21
AND DELIVERY COVERAG E TO INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS UNDER CONTRAC TS THAT 22
ARE ISSUED OR DELIVE RED IN THE STATE. 23 2 SENATE BILL 535
(B) AN ENTITY SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION SHALL C OVER LABOR AND 1
DELIVERY SERVICES WI THOUT A DEDUCTIBLE , COINSURANCE, COPAYMENT , OR ANY 2
OTHER COST–SHARING REQUIREMENT . 3
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall apply to all 4
policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or 5
after January 1, 2025. 6
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 7
January 1, 2025. 8