Ch. 555                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) BENEFITS MAY NOT BE PAID BY AN INSURER UNDER
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION TO ANY PERSON WHO IS IN
VIOLATION OF § 17-103 OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE.

(c)  As to any person insured under a policy providing the
coverage [required by] DESCRIBED UNDER §§ 539 and 541 of this
[article] SUBTITLE who is injured in an accident while occupying
a motor vehicle for which the coverage [required by] DESCRIBED
UNDER §§ 539 and 541 OF THIS SUBTITLE is not in effect, or struck
as a pedestrian or injured while in, on, or alighting from any
other vehicle powered by animal or muscular power or on or
alighting from an animal by a motor vehicle for which the
coverage [required by] DESCRIBED UNDER §§ 539 and 541 OF THIS
SUBTITLE is not in effect, the benefits shall be payable by the
injured party's insurer providing such coverage; provided,
however, that such benefits shall be reduced to the extent of any
medical or disability benefits coverage applicable to the motor
vehicle and [collectable] COLLECTIBLE from the insurer of such
motor vehicle.

(d)  Benefits payable under the coverages [required in]
DESCRIBED UNDER §§ 539 and 541 of this [article] SUBTITLE shall
be reduced to the extent that the recipient has recovered
benefits under workmen's compensation laws of any state or the
federal government.

(e)  Nothing herein shall prohibit a nonprofit health
service plan or an authorized insurer, with the approval of the
Commissioner, from providing medical, hospital, and disability
benefits in connection with motor vehicle accidents.

544.

(a) All payments of benefits [prescribed] DESCRIBED under §
539 of this subtitle shall be made periodically as the claims
therefor arise and within 30 days after satisfactory proof
thereof is received by the insurer subject to the following
limitations:

(1)  The coverages described in § 539 of this subtitle
may prescribe a period of not less than 12 months after the date
of accident within which the original claim for benefits must be
presented to the insurer.

(2)  The coverages described in § 539 of this subtitle
may provide that in any instance where a lapse occurs in the
period of total disability or in the medical treatment of an
injured person who has received benefits under such coverage or
coverages and such person subsequently claims additional benefits
based upon an alleged recurrence of the injury for which the
original claim for benefits was made, the insurer may require
reasonable medical proof of such alleged recurrence; provided,

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