# Insurance (GIN)

## Title 15. Health Insurance

### Subtitle 1A. Consumer Protections

#### Section 15-1A-04

For purposes of this subtitle, to the extent necessary, the Commissioner shall adopt regulations that:

(1) establish criteria that a health benefit plan must meet to be considered a health benefit plan that covers essential health benefits; and

(2) are consistent with 45 C.F.R. Part 156 Subpart B and any corresponding federal rules and guidance as those provisions were in effect December 31, 2024.

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Md. Code Ann., Ins. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)