New Address for Maryland Health Insurance Plan

BULLETIN 07-07 Date: June 21, 2007 To: Insurers, Nonprofit Health Service Plans, and Health Maintenance Organizations Participating in the Non-Group Health Market in Maryland Re: New Address for Maryland Health Insurance Plan COMAR 31.10.27 Notice of the Maryland Health Insurance Plan The purpose of this bulletin is to notify carriers participating in the non-group health insurance/HMO market in Maryland of a new address for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan (MHIP). Each carrier in the non-group health insurance/HMO market is required by COMAR 31.10.27 to provide notice of MHIP when the carrier denies coverage to an individual under a non-group medically underwritten health benefit plan. Among other text, the notice is required to include the current address and telephone number of MHIP. MHIP’s new address is Maryland Health Insurance Plan, 10455 Mill Run Circle, RR-291, Owings Mills, MD 21117-9685. The new telephone number for MHIP is 888-444-9016, and the website remains www.marylandhealthinsuranceplan.state.md.us. Carriers are required to revise the notice mandated by COMAR 31.10.27 to reflect the current address and telephone number of MHIP. Questions about this bulletin may be directed to Brenda Wilson, Chief of Health Insurance and Managed Care, Life/Health Section, at 410-468-2170. ______________________________ Howard Max Associate Commissioner Life and Health PEGGY J. WATSON Interim Commissioner JAMES V. MCMAHAN, III Deputy Commissioner MARTIN O’MALLEY Governor ANTHONY G. BROWN Lt. Governor 525 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21202-2272 1-800-492-6116 TTY: 1-800-735-2258 www.mdinsurance.state.md.us