HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(3)  The Director may adopt reasonable rules and
regulations to govern procedures under this subtitle.

(4)  (i) After giving a panel member at least 15 days
notice of his intention and the reason for his proposed action,
the Director may remove the panel member for good cause shown.

(ii) On receipt of a notice of the intention to
remove him, the panel member may submit a written statement of
why he should not be removed. The Director shall consider any
such statement that is submitted prior to the date for which
notice of the intended action was given.

(iii) In any event, a removal is not effective
unless and until the Director submits to the panel member and the
chairman a written confirmation of the removal.

(C) (1) The EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS
SUBSECTION, THE Director shall prepare a list of qualified
persons willing to serve as arbitrators of health care
malpractice claims.

(2)  The list shall be divided into three categories,
one containing the names of attorneys, one containing the names
of individuals who are health care providers, and one containing
the names of persons from the general public who are neither
attorneys, health care providers, or agents or employees of an
insurance company or society. The list of health care providers
shall, if practicable, include at least one health care provider
from each recognized specialty, as requested by any party. THE
PERSONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHALL BE SELECTED AT RANDOM FROM
EXISTING LISTS OR CURRENT JURY PANELS LISTS THAT SHALL BE
SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTOR EACH TERM BY THE JURY COMMISSIONER OF
EACH COUNTY WITH INDIVIDUAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS ATTACHED.

(3)  AN ATTORNEY IS NOT QUALIFIED TO SERVE UNLESS:

(I)   IF THE ATTORNEY HAS BEEN IN THE PRACTICE OF
LAW IN THE STATE FOR 3 YEARS; OR

(II) IF BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1986, THE ATTORNEY'S
NAME APPEARED ON THE LIST OF QUALIFIED PERSONS WILLING TO SERVE
AS ARBITRATORS OF HEALTH CARE MALPRACTICE CLAIMS.

(4) (I) THE LIST OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SHALL
INCLUDE THE NAMES OF ALL PHYSICIANS LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE
IN THE STATE, AND WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE.

(II) EVERY PHYSICIAN WHO IS LICENSED TO
PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THE STATE, AND WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THE
STATE, SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO SERVE AS AN ARBITRATOR OF HEALTH
CARE MALPRACTICE CLAIMS.