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WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor
Ch. 11
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That there shall be a
Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight Committee
consisting of the following members appointed by the President of
the Senate of Maryland and the Speaker of the House of Delegates:
(1) 2 members of the Senate of. Maryland;
(2) 2 members of the House of Delegates;
(3) 1 representative of the Maryland business
community;
(4) 1 representative of the Maryland labor
organizations;
(5) 1 representative of the Maryland building and
construction labor organizations;
(6) 2 members of the public;
(7) 1 member of the insurance industry; and
(8) 1 MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL AND CHIRURGICAL FACULTY
OF MARYLAND; AND
organization.
1 member of a workers' compensation rating
The Chairman of the Oversight Committee shall be designated
by the President of the Senate of Maryland and the Speaker of the
House of Delegates.
The Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight
Committee shall examine and evaluate the condition of the
workers' compensation benefit and insurance structure in Maryland
and the effect of this Act and of Chapter 591 of the Acts of 1987
(HB 239/SB 240) on that structure. This examination shall
include but may not be limited to the regulations adopted by the
Commission that are to be used by physicians to measure permanent
impairment when preparing medical evaluations of claimants. The
Insurance Commissioner and the Workmen's Compensation Commission
shall cooperate fully with the Oversight Committee and shall keep
the Oversight Committee fully informed as to the condition of
workers' compensation benefits and workers' compensation
insurance in the State of Maryland and the effect of this Act and
of Chapter 591 of the Acts of 1987 (HB 239/SB 240) on workers'
compensation benefits and workers' compensation insurance in this
State. The Insurance Commissioner and the Workmen's Compensation
Commission shall make an annual report to the Oversight Committee
on or before October 1 of each year on the condition of workers'
compensation benefits and workers' compensation insurance and the
effect of this Act and of Chapter 591 of the Acts of 1987 (HB
239/SB 240) on workers' compensation benefits and workers'
compensation insurance in this State. The Oversight Committee
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