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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="15-707" future_version_removed="true" title_number="15" title_name="Health Insurance" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Required Reimbursement for Services of Health Care Providers">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies to each individual, group, or blanket health insurance policy of an insurer or nonprofit health service plan that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>is delivered or issued for delivery in the State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is issued to a group that is incorporated or has a main office in the State; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>covers individuals who reside or work in the State; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is issued, renewed, amended, or reissued on or after January 1, 1978.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If a policy or certificate subject to this section provides for reimbursement for a service that is within the lawful scope of practice of a licensed certified social worker, the insured or any other person covered by the policy or certificate is entitled to reimbursement for the service regardless of whether the service is performed by a physician or licensed certified social worker–clinical.</text>
  </level>
</section>
