COMAR 31.10.06.01. Applicability and Scope

A. Except as otherwise provided in Regulations .10, .11, and .17 of this chapter, this chapter applies to all:

(1) Medicare supplement policies delivered or issued for delivery in this State; and

(2) Certificates issued under group Medicare supplement policies if the certificates are delivered or issued for delivery in this State.

B. This chapter is applicable to all Medicare supplement policies and certificates under group Medicare supplement policies held by residents of this State and in force on the day preceding the effective date of House Bill 305 (Chapter 526, Acts of 1992), except as to the benefits and other policy provisions of those policies and certificates. While those policies and certificates remain in effect, their benefits and policy provisions shall continue to be governed by the applicable provisions of the Annotated Code of Maryland in effect immediately preceding the effective date of House Bill 305 (Chapter 526, Acts of 1992) and of the applicable regulations of COMAR 31.10.05 where the latter regulations are inconsistent with this chapter.

C. This chapter does not apply to a policy or a certificate under a group policy issued to one or more employers or labor organizations, or to the trustees of a fund established by one or more employers or labor organizations for employees or former employees of the employers, or for members or former members of the labor organizations.

Cross References 31.10.06.13F(1)