ONLINE FORM INSTRUCTIONS - APPEAL OF MARYLAND HEALTH CONNECTION DECISION
Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit200 St. Paul Place, 16th FloorBaltimore, MD 21202(410) 528-1840FAX (410) 576-6571Toll-free in Maryland1-877-261-8807 Email: heau@oag.state.md.us Receipt of the Authorized Representative Form and copies of other documents relevant to your complaint are necessary to begin the mediation process.IMPORTANT: You only have 90 days from the date of the Maryland Health Connection notice to ask for a hearing. It is very important to provide us your documents as soon as possible.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. The HEAU can help you file your appeal and can negotiate with Maryland Health Connection on your behalf prior to your hearing. Unfortunately, if your case proceeds to a hearing, the HEAU cannot represent you at that hearing.
2. A copy of the complaint form and any documents you provide us may be sent to Maryland Health Connection and their authorized agents. If your complaint should be referred to another State or Federal agency (ex. Maryland Insurance Administration, Department of Health) we will forward your complaint to that agency. By filing a complaint with our office you are authorizing us to forward your complaint to another State or Federal agency, if appropriate.
3. Complaints submitted to our office become matters of public record; however, all or part of the complaint may remain confidential as required or permitted by Maryland's public records law. For example, in health care-related complaints filed with our office, medical or psychological information about an individual will not be disclosed to the public. Financial information will not be disclosed.