(a) A discount medical plan organization may charge a periodic charge as well as a reasonable 1-time processing fee for a discount medical plan. (b) If a member cancels his or her membership in the discount medical plan organization within the first 30 days after the date of receipt of the written document for the discount medical plan described in § 7610(d) of this title, the member shall receive a reimbursement of all periodic charges upon return of the discount medical plan card to the discount medical plan organization. (1) Cancellation occurs when notice of cancellation is given to the discount medical plan organization. (2) Notice of cancellation is deemed given when delivered by hand or deposited in a mailbox, properly addressed and postage prepaid to the mailing address of the discount medical plan organization or emailed to the email address of the discount medical plan organization. (c) A discount medical plan organization shall return any periodic fee charged or collected after the member has returned the discount medical plan card or given the discount medical plan organization notice of cancellation. (d) If the discount medical plan organization cancels a membership for any reason other than nonpayment of fees by the member, the discount medical plan organization shall make a pro rata reimbursement of all periodic charges to the member. (e) When a marketer or discount medical plan organization sells a discount medical plan in conjunction with any other products, the fees for each discount medical plan shall be provided in writing to the member, unless the entire amount of the periodic charge for the discount medical plan and any other product will be refunded if the member cancels his or her membership in the discount medical plan organization within the first 30 days after the date of receipt of the written document for the discount medical plan as provided in subsection (b) of this section. (f) Any discount medical plan organization that is a health carrier licensed pursuant to Chapter 5 of this title that provides a discount medical plan product that is incidental to an insured product sold to policyholders is not subject to this section.
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