PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                               Ch. 50

Chapter 408 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1990
Section 6

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 and any person legally practicing medicine without a license under § 14-302(1),
(2), (3), or (5) of the Health Occupations Article.

(d)     "Licensed physician" means any person licensed to practice medicine in the
State of Maryland.

(e)     "Health care provider" means a person licensed or authorized to practice a
health occupation.

(f)      "Health care facility" has the same meaning as defined in § 19-101(e) of the
Health - General Article.

550.

(a) [(1)]A nonstock corporation is created, known as the "Medical Mutual
Liability Insurance Society of Maryland", hereinafter referred to as "the Society". Except
as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the Society has all the power, privileges, and
immunities granted by and is subject to all the provisions imposed upon mutual insurers
under the provisions of this article and the applicable provisions of the Corporations and
Associations Article.

[(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, a subsidiary of the
Society, which has received an approved certificate of authority from the domiciled state
of the Society, may issue professional liability insurance policies, subject to Article 48A, §
548 of the Code, and related property and casualty insurance policies in a state in which
it may lawfully act as an insurer if:

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