{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-15-819","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Insurance § 15–819","heading":"","body":"(a) This section applies to:\n(1) each individual, group, or blanket health insurance policy that is issued or delivered in the State by an insurer; and\n(2) each contract or certificate that is issued or delivered in the State by a nonprofit health service plan.\n(b) A policy, contract, or certificate subject to this section that provides coverage for an inpatient service in an acute general hospital shall provide coverage for:\n(1) a corresponding outpatient service that is provided to the insured instead of the inpatient service because of the denial, after review under a utilization review program, of a request by the attending physician for an inpatient admission; and\n(2) an objective second opinion given to the insured when required by a utilization review program under § 19-319 of the Health - General Article.","path":["Article - Insurance"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gin\u0026section=15-819","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:28Z","sha256":"3f30ee3e0c2d34d79a9a34dfd3410469fe952dad828cd9699da3ede46c2b7e72","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-15-818","next":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-15-820"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}