Maryland legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Maryland HB936: Health Insurance - Cancellation and Nonrenewal of Coverage - Required Notice
Status: Chaptered, May 20, 2025
Requiring that a carrier provide notice by certain electronic means, in addition to written notice, of cancellation or nonrenewal of a small group market health benefit plan and include information regarding additional health benefit coverage options in the notice; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2026.
What the bill says
An act concerning Health Insurance - Cancellation and Nonrenewal of Coverage - Required Notice FOR the purpose of requiring that a carrier provide the notice by certain electronic means, in addition to written notice, of cancellation or nonrenewal of a small group market health benefit plan by certified mail, return receipt requested, and by electronic means and include information regarding additional health benefit coverage options in the notice; and generally relating to cancellation and nonrenewal of health benefit plans in the State…
From the enrolled text, June 4, 2025:
AN ACT concerning Health Insurance - Cancellation and Nonrenewal of Coverage - Required Notice FOR the purpose of requiring that a carrier provide the notice by certain electronic means, in addition to written notice, of cancellation or nonrenewal of a small group market health benefit plan by certified mail, return receipt requested, and by electronic means and include information regarding additional health benefit coverage options in the notice; and generally relating to cancellation and nonrenewal of health benefit plans in the State. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Insurance Section 15-1212(h) Annotated Code of Maryland (2017 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Insurance Section 15-1212(i) Annotated Code of Maryland (2017 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Insurance 15-1212. (h) When a carrier elects not to renew a particular product for all small employers in the State, the carrier shall: (1) provide notice of the nonrenewal at least 90 days before the date of the nonrenewal to: (i) each and 2. enrolled employee; and (ii) the Commissioner; Ch. 744 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND (2) offer to each affected small employer the option to purchase all other health benefit plans currently offered by …