{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-15-141","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Insurance § 15–141","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(2) “Carrier” means:\n(i) an insurer;\n(ii) a nonprofit health service plan;\n(iii) a health maintenance organization;\n(iv) a dental plan organization; or\n(v) any other person that provides health benefit plans subject to regulation by the State.\n(3) “Enrollee” means a person entitled to health care benefits from a carrier.\n(b) The Commissioner shall develop and make available a standardized form for an enrollee to use to request confidential communications from a carrier in accordance with 45 C.F.R. § 164.522(b).\n(c) A carrier that requires an enrollee to make a request for confidential communications in writing in accordance with 45 C.F.R. § 164.522(b) shall accept the standardized form developed by the Commissioner under this section for that purpose.\n(d) This section may not be construed to limit acceptance by a carrier of any other form of written request from an enrollee for confidential communications from a carrier under 45 C.F.R. § 164.522(b).","path":["Article - Insurance"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gin\u0026section=15-141","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:28Z","sha256":"7789fd56c9161fb4654b95e33ac98f4558bfb704f5e552beb9369dc5790ccd7c","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-15-140","next":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-15-142"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}