HARRY HUGHES, Governor

775

489.

For the purposes of health and accident, sickness and
other insurance policies, a [chiropractic physician, duly]
CHIROPRACTOR licensed to practice in the State of
Maryland[,] shall be entitled to compensation for those
services which he is licensed to perform under the
provisions of TITLE 3 OF THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS Article [43]
and which he has rendered to any insured.

490A-2.

Notwithstanding any provision of a group or individual
policy, or contract, or any certificate issued thereunder,
of health and/or sickness, and/or accident, and/or
disability insurance which is written on an expense incurred
basis, delivered within the State, or issued to a group
which is incorporated or has a main office located in the
State, or covering persons who reside or work within the
State, whenever such policy, contract, or certificate
provides for reimbursement for any service which is within
the lawful scope of practice of a [duly] LICENSED OR
certified nurse midwife, the insured, or any other person
covered by the policy, contract, or certificate, shall be
entitled to reimbursement for such service, whether the
service is performed by a doctor of medicine or a [duly]
LICENSED OR certified nurse midwife. The provisions of this
section shall apply to all such policies, contracts, or
certificates issued, renewed, modified, altered, amended, or
reissued on or after July 1, 1979.

490B.

(a) Every insurer providing professional liability
insurance to a [practitioner of medicine] PHYSICIAN licensed
in Maryland in accordance with TITLE 14 OF THE HEALTH
OCCUPATIONS Article [43, title "Health," subtitle
"Practitioners of Medicine,"], or to a hospital, nurse,
dentist, osteopath, podiatrist, optometrist, chiropractor,
or blood bank licensed under Article 43 OR THE HEALTH
OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE, and every self-insured hospital shall
report periodically, but in no event less than once each
year, any claim or action for damages for personal injuries
claimed to have been caused by an error, omission, or
negligence in the performance of the insured's professional
services, or based on a claimed performance of professional
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 no later
than March 15th of the year following the occurrence of (1),
(2) or (3) above.