WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Article 48A - Insurance Code
Section 549

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1986 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 48A - Insurance Code

Section 548, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, and 556

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1986 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 48A - Insurance Code

548.

The purpose of this subtitle is to provide for the payment
of indemnities to persons suffering injury arising out of the
rendering of or the failure to render professional services by
physicians or other health care providers and to provide means
whereby physicians or other health care providers may obtain
insurance against liability for injury due to the rendering of or
failure to render any professional service, and to provide
property and casualty insurance related to the provision of
health care or to health care facilities used by physicians or
other health care providers, subject to the limitations and
immunities provided in this subtitle.

549.

(a)  In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings
indicated.

(b)  "Practice of medicine" has the same meaning as
"practice medicine" as defined in § 14-101 of the Health
Occupations Article.

(c)  "Physician" means any person licensed to practice
medicine in [the State of Maryland] ANY STATE THE STATES OF
MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, OR DELAWARE and any person:

(1) IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND;

(2) IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND, WHO IS:

(I) PRACTICING UNDER CONTRACT WITH A HEALTH
MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN § 19-701(E) OF THE HEALTH
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