# Insurance (GIN)

## Title 15. Health Insurance

### Subtitle 5. Prohibited Denials, Exclusions, and Reductions of Coverage

#### Section 15-502

(a) This section applies to each individual or group policy or certificate of health insurance or automobile insurance that is:

  (1) delivered or issued for delivery in the State by an insurer or nonprofit health service plan; and

  (2) issued, renewed, amended, or reissued on or after July 1, 1978.

(b) A policy or certificate subject to this section that provides or pays for health care benefits may not contain a provision that denies or reduces benefits because services are rendered to a policyholder, certificate holder, or beneficiary who is eligible for or receives medical assistance under Sec. 15-103 of the Health - General Article.

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