§ 15-1A-06

Md. Code, Insurance § 15-1A-06, under Article — Insurance.

Md. Code, Insurance § 15-1A-06

(a) A carrier may not establish rules for eligibility, including continued eligibility, for enrollment of an individual into a health benefit plan based on health status-related factors, including:

(1) health condition;

(2) claims experience;

(3) receipt of health care;

(4) medical history;

(5) genetic information;

(6) evidence of insurability including conditions arising out of acts of domestic violence; or

(7) disability.

(b) A carrier may not require an individual, as a condition of enrollment or continued enrollment in a health benefit plan, to pay a premium or contribution that is greater than the premium or contribution for a similarly situated individual enrolled in the health benefit plan on the basis of any health status-related factor in relation to the individual or to an individual enrolled under the health benefit plan as a dependent of the individual.