2072 Pennsylvania Blue Shield; BlueCard program lan- guage endorsements to Basic Blue Shield Medical Surgical Agreements and amendatory rider to Basic Blue Shield Medical Surgical Contract forms--nos. 4922, 4923 and 4924; filing no. 96170000

Pennsylvania Blue Shield; BlueCard Program Language Endorsements to Basic Blue Shield Medical Surgical Agreements and Amendatory Rider to Basic Blue Shield Medical Surgical Contract Forms--Nos. 4922, 4923 and 4924; Filing No. 96170000

[26 Pa.B. 5925]

   By filing no. 96170000, Pennsylvania Blue Shield proposes to amend its Subscription Agreements and Basic Medical Surgical Contracts to include BlueCard program language. The BlueCard program allows Pennsylvania Blue Shield subscribers to receive covered services from Participating Providers of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans when traveling in other states. An effective date of January 1, 1997 has been requested. This filing consists of five pages.

   Copies of the filing are available for public inspection during normal working hours, by appointment, at the Insurance Department's office in Harrisburg. Please refer to Insurance Department File No. 9611200033001 when referencing this filing.

   Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Richard W. Stoner, Policy Examiner, Insurance Department, Office of Rate and Policy Regulation, Bureau of Accident and Health Insurance, 1311 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, within 15 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

LINDA S. KAISER,   
Insurance Commissioner

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-2072. Filed for public inspection December 6, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]