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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 31.12.07.08" title_num="31" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="07" heading="Individual Contract Optional Provisions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An HMO may include in an individual contract any of the optional provisions described in Regulation .07C and D of this chapter and §C of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An HMO may not include in an individual contract an optional provision dealing with the same subjects set forth in Regulation .07C and D of this chapter and §C of this regulation if the provision is drafted in a manner that is less favorable to the subscriber or member than the corresponding optional provision set forth in Regulation .07C and D of this chapter and §C of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Unpaid Premiums. An individual contract may contain the following provision: “Unpaid premiums: Upon the payment of a claim under this contract, any premium then due and unpaid or covered by any note or written order may be deducted from the claim payment.”</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>