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Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume and 1972 Supplement), and
every policy of motor vehicle liability insurance issued, sold, or
delivered in this State shall provide the minimum liability coverage
specified therein.

(b)    Nothing contained in this subtitle, or in Section 7-101 of said
Article 66½ shall prevent an insurer from issuing, selling, or deliver-
ing a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance providing liability
coverage in excess of the requirements of Section 7-101 of said
Article 66½. NOTHING IN THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE CON-
STRUED TO PROHIBIT AN INSURER FROM PROVIDING
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CARE AND TREATMENT AND SUCH
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CARE AND TREATMENT SHALL CON-
STITUTE ECONOMIC LOSS.

(c)    In addition to any other coverage required by this subtitle,
every policy of motor vehicle liability insurance issued, sold, or de-
livered in this State after January 1, 1973 shall MAY contain cover-
age, in at least the amounts required under Section 7-101 of Article
66½ of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume
and 1972 Supplement), for damages which the insured is entitled to
recover from the owner or operator of an uninsured motor vehicle
because of bodily injuries sustained in an accident arising out of the
ownership, maintenance, or use of such uninsured motor vehicle. The
coverage required under this subsection (c) shall be in such form
and subject to such conditions as may be approved by the Com-
missioner of Insurance. IN NO CASE SHALL THE UNINSURED
MOTORIST COVERAGE BE LESS THAN THE LIMITS PRE-
SCRIBED FOR MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE IN
SECTION 7-101 OF ARTICLE 66½. THE COVERAGE AF-
FORDED A QUALIFIED PERSON UNDER ARTICLE 48A SEC-
TIONS 243H AND 243I.

(D) ALL INSURERS SHALL OFFER COLLISION COVER-
AGE FOR DAMAGE TO INSURED MOTOR VEHICLES SUBJECT
TO DEDUCTIBLES OF $50 TO $250 IN $50 INCREMENTS.

COLLISION COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE INSURANCE
WITHOUT REGARD TO FAULT AGAINST ACCIDENTAL PROP-
ERTY DAMAGE TO THE INSURED MOTOR VEHICLE CAUSED
BY PHYSICAL CONTACT OF THE INSURED MOTOR VEHICLE
WITH ANOTHER MOTOR VEHICLE OR WITH ANOTHER OB-
JECT OR BY UPSET OF THE INSURED MOTOR VEHICLE, IF
THE ACCIDENT OCCURS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, ITS TERRITORIES OR POSSESSIONS, CANADA OR
MEXICO.

543. 542. Third Party Actions

Nothing in this subtitle shall be deemed to affect the right of any
person to claim and sue for damages or losses sustained by him as
the result of a motor vehicle accident; provided, however, that:

(a) To the extent any person has collected or is entitled to collect
benefits under Section 539, 540 or 542 OR 541 of this article, he may
not include a claim for losses payable or reimbursable by such benefits

in any third party claim or action, but

(b) he may offer evidence of the amount and type of such payable
or reimbursable losses for any other purpose relevant to the pro-

ceeding and otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence.