Section 15-10A-06 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Quarterly reports by carrier to Commissioner; annual summary report by Commissioner(a) On a quarterly basis, each carrier shall submit to the Commissioner, on the form the Commissioner requires, a report that describes: (1) the number of members entitled to health care benefits under a policy, plan, or certificate issued or delivered in the State by the carrier;(2) the number of clean claims for reimbursement processed by the carrier;(3) the activities of the carrier under this subtitle, including: (i) the outcome of each grievance filed with the carrier;(ii) the number and outcomes of cases that were considered emergency cases under § 15-10A-02(b)(2)(i) of this subtitle;(iii) the time within which the carrier made a grievance decision on each emergency case;(iv) the time within which the carrier made a grievance decision on all other cases that were not considered emergency cases;(v) the number of grievances filed with the carrier that resulted from an adverse decision involving length of stay for inpatient hospitalization as related to the medical procedure involved; (vi) the number of adverse decisions issued by the carrier under § 15-10A-02(f) of this subtitle, whether the adverse decision involved a prior authorization or step therapy protocol, and the type of service at issue in the adverse decisions; (vii) the number of adverse decisions overturned after a reconsideration request under § 15-10B-06 of this title; and(viii) the number of requests made and granted under § 15-831(c)(1) and (2) of this title; and(4) the number and outcome of all other cases that are not subject to activities of the carrier under this subtitle that resulted from an adverse decision involving the length of stay for inpatient hospitalization as related to the medical procedure involved.(b) The Commissioner shall:(1) compile an annual summary report based on the information provided: (i) under subsection (a) of this section; and(ii) by the Secretary under § 19-705.2(e) of the Health - General Article; (2) report any violations or actions taken under § 15-10B-11 of this title; and(3) provide copies of the summary report to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 848,Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 847,Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 891,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.