{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-15-1317","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Insurance § 15–1317","heading":"","body":"(a) A carrier that sells health benefit plans to individuals in the State shall establish an initial open enrollment period that begins October 1, 2013, and extends through March 31, 2014.\n(b) A carrier shall accept all applicants who apply for coverage during the initial open enrollment period.\n(c) If an application is received by a carrier during the initial open enrollment period, coverage for the applicant shall begin no later than:\n(1) January 1, 2014, if the application is received on or before December 15, 2013;\n(2) the first day of the following month, if the application is received between the first and fifteenth day, inclusive, of January, February, or March; and\n(3) the first day of the second following month, if the application is received between the sixteenth day and the last day, inclusive, of December, January, February, or March.","path":["Article - Insurance"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gin\u0026section=15-1317","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:28Z","sha256":"cd1c401cd3805e0b388bb0b1b726bbbe2094f980f7d61e8d6d3a432c632fc748","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-15-1316","next":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-15-1318"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}