# Insurance (GIN)

## Title 15. Health Insurance

### Subtitle 1A. Consumer Protections

#### Section 15-1A-06

(a) A carrier may not establish rules for eligibility, including continued eligibility, for enrollment of an individual into a health benefit plan based on health status-related factors, including:

  (1) health condition;

  (2) claims experience;

  (3) receipt of health care;

  (4) medical history;

  (5) genetic information;

  (6) evidence of insurability including conditions arising out of acts of domestic violence; or

  (7) disability.

(b) A carrier may not require an individual, as a condition of enrollment or continued enrollment in a health benefit plan, to pay a premium or contribution that is greater than the premium or contribution for a similarly situated individual enrolled in the health benefit plan on the basis of any health status-related factor in relation to the individual or to an individual enrolled under the health benefit plan as a dependent of the individual.

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