# Insurance (GIN)

## Title 15. Health Insurance

### Subtitle 1A. Consumer Protections

#### Section 15-1A-08

(a) A carrier that offers a health benefit plan, including a grandfathered plan, that provides for dependent coverage of a child shall continue to make the coverage available for the child until the child is 26 years old.

(b) A carrier may not establish rules for eligibility, including continued eligibility, for coverage of a child under the age of 26 years based on any factor other than the relationship between the child and the insured.

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