<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 31.10.43.03" title_num="31" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="43" heading="Rules for Providing the Medical Stop-Loss Insurance Disclosure Form.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Before entering into a policy or contract of medical stop-loss insurance with a small employer, a carrier shall provide the small employer a completed medical stop-loss insurance disclosure form.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>When determining whether an employer satisfies the definition of a small employer, the carrier shall base the determination on the definition that applies on the proposed effective date of the medical stop-loss insurance policy or contract.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The medical stop-loss insurance disclosure form shall be printed in at least 12-point type.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The portion of the medical stop-loss insurance disclosure form that requires a listing of any limitations in the medical stop-loss insurance policy or contract is required to include any:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Dollar limitations in the medical stop-loss insurance policy or contract, such as annual limitations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Day or visit limits on the services covered under the medical stop-loss insurance policy or contract;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Limitations or exclusions that apply to benefits covered under the medical stop-loss insurance policy or contract, such as:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Pre-existing condition exclusions;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Exclusions or limitations for particular services, such as an exclusion or limitation for prescription drugs or mental health services;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Exclusions or limitations for particular medical conditions, such as AIDS;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Limitations or exclusions for non-medically necessary services; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Limitations or exclusions for experimental or investigational services; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Different attachment points for any particular service, such as organ transplants.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>