WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 590

(4) 1 representative of the Maryland labor

organizations;

(5) 1 representative of the Maryland building and
construction labor organizations;

(6) 2 members of the public;

(7) 1 member of the insurance industry; and

(8) 1 member of a workers' compensation rating
organization.

The Chairman of the Oversight Committee shall be designated
by the President of the Senate of Maryland and the Speaker of the
House of Delegates.

The Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight
Committee shall examine and evaluate the condition of the
workers' compensation benefit and insurance structure in Maryland

and the effect of this Act and of Chapter ___of the Acts of 1987

(HB 239/SB 240) on that structure. This examination shall
include but may not be limited to the regulations adopted by the
Commission that are to be used by physicians to measure permanent
impairment when preparing medical evaluations of claimants. The
Insurance Commissioner and the Workmen's Compensation Commission
shall cooperate fully with the Oversight Committee and shall keep
the Oversight Committee fully informed as to the condition of
workers' compensation benefits and workers' compensation
insurance in the State of Maryland and the effect of this Act and

of Chapter ___of the Acts of 1987 (HB 239/SB 240) on workers'

compensation benefits and workers' compensation insurance in this
State. The Insurance Commissioner and the Workmen's Compensation
Commission shall make an annual report to the Oversight Committee
on or before October 1 of each year on the condition of workers'
compensation benefits and workers' compensation insurance and the

effect of this Act and of Chapter ___of the Acts of 1987 (HB

239/SB 240) on workers' compensation benefits and workers'
compensation insurance in this State. The Oversight Committee
shall report to the Governor and the Legislative Policy Committee
on December 31 of each year. The Oversight Committee shall direct
the Insurance Commissioner to prepare a feasibility study on
alternative methods to determine the provision for claim payment
and submit the study to the Governor and the Legislative Policy
Committee on or before January 1, 1991.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if any provision
of this Act or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held, invalid for any reason, the invalidity shall
not affect the other provisions or any other application of this
Act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or

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