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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="31-124" title_number="31" title_name="Maryland Health Benefit Exchange" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Maryland Health Benefit Exchange">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Exchange, in consultation with the Commissioner and as approved by the Board, shall establish and implement a Qualified Resident Enrollment Program:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>to facilitate the enrollment of qualified residents in qualified plans;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>that, as necessary, meets the requirements of a waiver approved under § 1332 of the Affordable Care Act; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>that is consistent with federal and State law.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Qualified Resident Enrollment Program shall allow qualified residents to purchase qualified plans on the Individual Exchange.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The implementation of the Qualified Resident Enrollment Program shall be contingent on approval from the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury of a State Innovation Waiver application amendment under § 1332 of the Affordable Care Act.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Within 6 months before a fiscal year in which the Exchange implements the Qualified Resident Enrollment Program, the Exchange shall submit a report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on its plan to implement the Program, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the amount and source of the funding for the Program;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the parameters of the Program;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the number of individuals anticipated to participate in the Program;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the amount of premiums anticipated to be paid by participants under the Program; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>if the General Assembly authorizes funding to subsidize premiums under the Program, the parameters of the subsidies.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>On or before January 1, 2026, the Exchange shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
