Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB521: Health Insurance - Material Changes to Provider Networks - Notification and Special Enrollment Period
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Requiring certain health systems to comply with certain insurance provisions regarding notice of termination of contracts; altering the notification requirements a carrier is required to provide an enrollee regarding changes to the carrier's provider panel; altering the notice requirements a carrier is required to provide to the Insurance Commissioner for certain material changes to the carrier's provider panel; requiring certain notice if a carrier and health system intend to terminate certain contracts; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Health Insurance - Material Changes to Provider Networks - Notification and Special Enrollment Period FOR the purpose of requiring certain health systems to comply with certain insurance provisions regarding notice of termination of contracts; altering the notification requirements a carrier is required to provide an enrollee regarding changes to the carrier's provider panel; altering the notice requirements a carrier is required to provide to the Insurance Commissioner for certain material changes to the carrier's provider panel…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Health Insurance - Material Changes to Provider Networks - Notification and Special Enrollment Period FOR the purpose of requiring certain health systems to comply with certain insurance provisions regarding notice of termination of contracts; altering the notification requirements a carrier is required to provide an enrollee regarding changes to the carrier's provider panel; altering the notice requirements a carrier is required to provide to the Insurance Commissioner for certain material changes to the carrier's provider panel; requiring certain notice if a carrier and health system intend to terminate certain contracts; requiring certain carriers and health systems to adhere to the terms of certain contracts under certain circumstances; requiring certain carriers to provide certain special enrollment periods for individuals who are patients of certain providers that are terminated from certain provider panels; and generally relating to material changes to carrier provider networks. BY adding to Article - Health - General Section 19-310.7 Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Insurance Section 15-112(b)(1)(ii)2. and, (c)(2), and (m) and 15-1316(a), (c), (d), (e), and (f) Annotated Code of Maryland (2017 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Insurance Section 15-112(b)(4) and (y) Annotated Code of Maryland (2017 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, …