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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".16" citation="COMAR 31.10.06.16" title_num="31" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="06" heading="Appropriateness of Recommended Purchase and Excessive Insurance.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In recommending the purchase or replacement of any Medicare supplement policy or certificate an agent shall make reasonable efforts to determine the appropriateness of a recommended purchase or replacement.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Any sale of a Medicare supplement policy or certificate that will provide an individual more than one Medicare supplement policy or certificate is prohibited.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An issuer may not issue a Medicare supplement policy or certificate to an individual enrolled in Medicare Part C unless the effective date of the coverage is after the termination date of the individual's Part C coverage.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>