Marvin Mandel, Governor                       1781

REGARDING THE REGULATIONS CANNOT BE REACHED,
THE REGULATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SEC-
RETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL
HYGIENE FOR A FINAL DECISION.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972 JANUARY 1, 1973.

Approved May 31, 1972.

CHAPTER 702
(House Bill 494)

AN ACT to add new Section 490A to Article 48A of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1971 Supplement 1972 REPLACEMENT VOL-
UME), title "Insurance Code," and subtitle "Miscellaneous," to
follow immediately after Section 490 thereof and to provide for
reports by medical professional liability insurance carriers of cer-
tain claims, judgments and settlements, and relating generally
thereto.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 490A, be and is hereby added to Article 48A of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Supplement 1972 REPLACE-
MENT VOLUME), title, "Insurance Code," subtitle "Miscellaneous,"
to follow immediately after Section 490 thereof, and to read as
follows:

490A. Medical Malpractice Actions.

(a)    Every insurer providing professional liability insurance to a
practitioner of medicine licensed in Maryland in accordance with Arti-
cle 43, title "Health" subtitle "Practitioners of Medicine," shall re-
port periodically, but in no event less than once each year, to the
Commission on Medical Discipline of Maryland any claim or action
for damages for personal injuries claimed to have been caused by an
error, omission, or negligence in the performance of such insureds
professional services, or based on a claimed performance of profes-
sional services without consent, if the claim resulted in:

(1)    a final judgment in any amount;

(2)    a settlement in any amount;

(3)    a final disposition not resulting in payment on behalf of the
insured.

Reports shall be filed with the commission no later than March 15th
of the year following the occurrence of (1), (2) or (3) above.

(b)    The reports required by subsection (a) shall contain:

(1)    the name and address of the insured;

(2)    the insured's policy number;

(3)    date of occurrence which created the claim;