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<section number="12-135.02" name="Medical Insurance for County Citizens" law="code" slug="sec-12-135.02" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_12HE_DIV4HERE_S12-135.02MEINCOCI">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Definitions. The following definitions shall apply:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Citizen means an individual who resides or is employed in this County for at least ninety (90) consecutive days.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Insurer means an insurance company that is authorized to provide insurance in this State that includes medical insurance, catastrophic health insurance, and nursing home care insurance.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Responsibility of County Executive. The County Executive is authorized to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Identify an insurer to provide to any citizen medical insurance at an affordable rate; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Provide sufficient notice to citizens of the availability of the medical insurance plan.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Pre-existing conditions. A contract provided under this section will be subject to the insurer's regulations in covering pre-existing medical conditions of the citizen.</text>
  </level>
</section>
