{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-15-924","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Insurance § 15–924","heading":"","body":"(a) Solicitation of the sale of a health insurance policy proposed to be issued to an individual eligible for Medicare may be made only in accordance with this section and § 15-925 of this subtitle.\n(b) (1) When soliciting the sale of a health insurance policy to an individual eligible for Medicare, a carrier or insurance producer shall ask the individual whether the individual:\n(i) is already covered by an existing Medicare supplement policy; and\n(ii) is entitled to Medicaid benefits.\n(2) The carrier or insurance producer shall obtain a written statement from the individual that verifies the individual’s information provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection.\n(c) When soliciting or advertising the sale of a health insurance policy to an individual eligible for Medicare, a carrier or insurance producer may not:\n(1) represent or imply that the carrier or insurance producer represents, works for, or is compensated by a federal, State, or local government agency;\n(2) falsely represent or imply that the carrier or insurance producer is offering insurance to supplement Medicare that is approved or recommended by a federal, State, or local government agency;\n(3) use terms such as “Medicare consultant”, “Medicare advisor”, “Medicare bureau”, or “disability insurance consultant” when describing the carrier or insurance producer in a letter, envelope, reply card, or any other writing or advertisement or in any oral representation; or\n(4) knowingly make a misrepresentation or incomplete or fraudulent comparison by commission or omission of a policy or carrier to induce or attempt to induce the individual to:\n(i) purchase, amend, lapse, surrender, forfeit, change, duplicate, or not renew coverage already in force;\n(ii) replace a policy that is only technically at variance with the policy being offered by the carrier or insurance producer; or\n(iii) take out a policy with another carrier.","path":["Article - Insurance"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gin\u0026section=15-924","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:28Z","sha256":"1a929c31362a57faf5039a5cdeda66f38ae02fbb6fc6257fe4e09dbf027117c5","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-15-923","next":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-15-925"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}