Ch. 591                                    1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

CLAIM, THE INSURER OR NONPROFIT HEALTH SERVICE PLAN SHALL REIMBURSE
THE PROVIDER FOR COVERED SERVICES WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF ALL
REASONABLE AND NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION.

(2) IF AN INSURER OR NONPROFIT HEALTH SERVICE PLAN FAILS TO
COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH fit OF THIS SUBSECTION. THE
INSURER OR NONPROFIT HEALTH SERVICE PLAN SHALL PAY INTEREST IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION.

[(d)] (E) (F) (1) If an insurer or nonprofit health service plan fails to comply
with subsection (c) of this section, the insurer or nonprofit health service plan shall pay
interest on the amount of the claim that remains unpaid 30 days after the claim is filed at
the monthly rate of:

(i) 1.5% from the 31st day through the 60th day;

(ii) 2% from the 61st day through the 120th day; and

(iii) 2.5% after the 120th day.

(2) The interest paid under this subsection shall be included in any late
reimbursement without the necessity for the person that filed the original claim to make
an additional claim for that interest.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1997.

Approved May 22, 1997.

CHAPTER 591

(Senate Bill 472)

AN ACT concerning

Workers' Compensation - Construction Carve Out

FOR the purpose of providing that, as part of a collective bargaining agreement, an
employer and a recognized or certified exclusive bargaining representative of
certain employees may agree to certain terms with respect to workers' compensation
under certain circumstances; providing that an agreement is not valid until it has
been filed with the Workers' Compensation Commission and determined by the
Workers' Compensation Commission to be in compliance with certain provisions of
law; providing for the review of settlements and resolutions of claims and
arbitration decisions under an alternative dispute resolution system; providing that
once an agreement is approved determined to be in compliance with certain
provisions of law by the Commission it is binding on the employer and the
bargaining unit;. imposing certain limitations on an agreement; allowing certain
employees subject to an agreement governed by this Act to seek treatment from certain
health care providers under certain circumstances; requiring an agreement to provide for

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