WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 9

(II) THE DENOMINATOR OF WHICH IS THE TOTAL PREMIUMS FOR
HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS OF ALL SUCH PAYORS COLLECTED IN THE STATE FOR THE
SAME PERIOD.

(4) OF THE TOTAL ASSESSMENT APPORTIONED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF
THIS SUBSECTION TO PAYORS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SUBSECTION (A)(3)(II) OF THIS
SECTION THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ASSESS EACH SUCH PAYOR A FRACTION:

(I) THE NUMERATOR OF WHICH IS THE PAYOR'S TOTAL
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES COLLECTED IN THE STATE FOR HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS FOR AN
APPROPRIATE PRIOR 12-MONTH PERIOD AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER; AND

(II) THE DENOMINATOR OF WHICH IS THE TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE
FEES OF ALL SUCH PAYORS COLLECTED IN THE STATE FOR HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS
FOR THE SAME PERIOD.

(C)      (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, ON OR BEFORE
SEPTEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR, EACH PAYOR ASSESSED A FEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
SECTION SHALL MAKE PAYMENT TO THE COMMISSIONER.

(2) THE COMMISSIONER, IN COOPERATION WITH THE MARYLAND HEALTH
CARE ACCESS AND COST COMMISSION, MAY MAKE PROVISIONS FOR PARTIAL PAYMENTS.

(D)      THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE FEES COLLECTED UNDER THIS
SECTION TO THE HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND COST FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER § 19-1514
OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE.

(E)     ALL PAYORS SHALL COOPERATE FULLY IN SUBMITTING REPORTS AND
CLAIMS DATA AND PROVIDING ANY OTHER INFORMATION TO THE MEDICAL CARE
DATA REVIEW MARYLAND HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND COST COMMISSION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 19, SUBTITLE 15 OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE.

(F)      IN MAKING PAYMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES, ALL PAYORS SHALL
PAY NO MORE THAN THE FEES SET BY THE MEDICAL CARE DATA REVIEW
COMMISSION UNDER REGULATIONS IT ADOPTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PAYMENT
SYSTEM ADOPTED UNDER § 19-1509 OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE.

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

3-2A-02.

(a) (1) All claims, suits, and actions, including cross claims, third-party claims, and
actions under Subtitle 9 of this title, by a person against a health care provider for medical
injury allegedly suffered by the person in which damages of more than the limit of the
concurrent jurisdiction of the District Court are sought are subject to and shall be governed by
the provisions of this subtitle.

(2)     An action or suit of that type may not be brought or pursued in any court of
this State except in accordance with this subtitle.

(3)      Except for the procedures stated in § 3-2A-06(f) of this subtitle, an action
within the concurrent jurisdiction of the District Court is not subject to the provisions of this
subtitle.

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