Ch. 153

LAWS OF MARYLAND

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 3-2A-03(c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article - Health Occupations

Section 14-101(a), (b), and (g) and 14-314(a) and (c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1986 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Health Occupations
Section 14-314(b) and (c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1986 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

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

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

3-2A-03.

(c) (1) 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.

(3) An attorney is qualified to serve:

(i) If the attorney has been in the practice of
law in the State for 3 years; or

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(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 panel lists, which a jury
commissioner or a clerk of a court may make available to the
Director when requested by the Director.