1196                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 550

10A.

(a)    The board of trustees of any community college or regional
community college shall carry public COMPREHENSIVE liability
insurance FOR PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS to protect the board,
its agents and employees, and any agents and employees of any col-
lege under its jurisdiction. The policies shall contain a provision
estopping the insurer from raising the defense of sovereign immunity.
The purchase of the insurance shall be considered as an eductional
EDUCATIONAL purpose and as a valid educational expense.

(b)    The State Board for Community Colleges shall adopt regu-
lations setting up standards and guidelines for the policies, and the
policies purchased under this section after the adoption of these
regulations shall conform to the regulations.

(C) ANY OF THE ABOVE BOARDS OF EDUCATION SHALL
BE CONSIDERED IN COMPLIANCE HEREIN IF THEY ARE
SELF-INSURED UNDER RULES AND REGULATIONS PRO-
MULGATED BY THE STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.
LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO ONE-HUNDRED THOU-
SAND DOLLARS ($100,000) FOR EACH OCCURRENCE INJURY.
THE POLICY LIMITS FOR THIS INSURANCE SHALL BE- A
MINIMUM OF- NOT EXCEED ONE-HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($100,000).

(c) (D) Nothing in this Act SECTION shall be construed as
affecting the right of the various boards of trustees, on their own
behalf, from raising the defense of sovereign immunity when the
claim exceeds TO ANY AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF the limit of
liability.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 17, 1971.

CHAPTER 550
(House Bill 619)

AN ACT to add new Section 481B to Article 48A of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume), title "Insurance
Code," subtitle "28. Casualty Insurance," to follow immediately
after Section 481A thereof, prohibiting subrogation of medical
payment claims under certain circumstances.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 481B be and it is hereby added to Article 48A of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume), title
"Insurance Code," subtitle "28. Casualty Insurance," to follow imme-
diately after Section 481A thereof, and to read as follows:

481B.

On and after July 1, 1971 JANUARY 1, 1972, no policy or con-
tract of bodily injury liability insurance, or of property damage
liability insurance which contains any representation by an insurance