Section 19-108 - Regulations specifying comprehensive standard health benefit plan.

§ 19-108. Regulations specifying comprehensive standard health benefit plan.
 

(a)  Applicable plan under Title 15, Subtitle 12 or Subtitle 12A of the Insurance Article.- In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this subtitle, the Commission: 

(1) Shall adopt regulations specifying the Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan to apply under Title 15, Subtitle 12 of the Insurance Article; and 

(2) On or before March 1, 2008, in consultation with the Department, shall propose regulations to: 

(i) Specify the components of wellness benefits, offered under Title 15, Subtitle 12 of the Insurance Article, that include incentives or differential cost-sharing for employees based on their participation in wellness activities; and 

(ii) Require small employers receiving a subsidy of small employer health benefit plan premium contributions under Title 15, Subtitle 12A of the Insurance Article to agree to purchase a wellness benefit. 

(b)  Compliance with § 15-1207 and Title 15, Subtitle 12A of the Insurance Article.- In carrying out its duties under this section, the Commission shall comply with the provisions of § 15-1207 and Title 15, Subtitle 12A of the Insurance Article. 
 

[1993, ch. 9, § 1; 1997, ch. 70, § 4; 1999, ch. 702, § 2; 2004, ch. 287, § 2; 2007 Sp. Sess., ch. 7, §§ 3, 4.]