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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="3-306.2" title_number="3" title_name="Kinds of Insurers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Surplus Lines Insurance">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to subsections (b) through (e) of this section, disability insurance and short–term medical insurance under § 3–302(c) of this subtitle may be procured from a nonadmitted insurer if the coverage procured is in excess of coverage available from, or is not available from, an admitted insurer that writes that particular kind and class of insurance in the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Procurement of disability insurance under this section from a nonadmitted insurer is subject to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the diligent search requirements of §§ 3–306 and 3–306.1 of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>all other requirements of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Procurement of short–term medical insurance under this section from a nonadmitted insurer is subject to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a policy term that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is less than 3 months; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>may not be extended or renewed;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the provision of written notice to the applicant, on a form approved by the Commissioner:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>stating that coverage may be available under the Affordable Care Act without medical underwriting;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>providing contact information for the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>stating that the short–term medical insurance may be available from an admitted insurer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>stating that similar coverage may be available from an admitted insurer offering travel insurance, as defined in § 10–101 of this article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>displaying prominently in the contract and in any application materials provided in connection with enrollment in the coverage in at least 14 point type the following: “This is not qualifying health coverage (“minimum essential coverage”) that satisfies the health coverage requirements of the Affordable Care Act. If you don’t have minimum essential coverage, you may owe an additional payment with your taxes.”;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the diligent search requirements of §§ 3–306 and 3–306.1 of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>all other requirements of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Short–term medical insurance may not be procured from a nonadmitted insurer unless:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the insurance is procured through a qualified surplus lines broker;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>if the insurance is offered on a Web site on the Internet, the Web site identifies the qualified surplus lines broker through whom the insurance may be procured; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the diligent search required under §§ 3–306 and 3–306.1 of this subtitle includes a search of the short–term medical insurance policies offered for sale by admitted insurers.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A short–term medical insurance policy procured from a nonadmitted insurer may not include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a preexisting condition exclusion, unless the exclusion relates to a condition that was first manifested, treated, or diagnosed before the effective date of the policy; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a definition of sickness or illness that excludes any sickness or illness that began, existed, or had its origin before the effective date of the policy, unless the sickness or illness was first manifested, treated, or diagnosed before the effective date of the policy.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Commissioner shall develop and make available on the Administration’s Web site a consumer guide on short–term medical insurance that includes information on:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the availability of coverage from admitted insurers; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the types of coverage and provisions in short–term medical insurance policies that may be important to consumers.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
