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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-713.5" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Health Maintenance Organizations">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If a health maintenance organization requires its subscribers to have a referral to receive consultation services in writing, the health maintenance organization shall use the uniform consultation referral form adopted by the Commissioner under § 15-120 of the Insurance Article as the sole instrument for referrals for consultation services.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A health maintenance organization may not impose as a condition of coverage any requirement to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Modify the uniform consultation referral form; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Submit additional consultation referral forms.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The uniform consultation referral form shall be properly completed by the health care provider referring the subscriber for consultation services.</text>
  </level>
</section>
