Maryland Medical Professional Liability Insurance Rate
Stabilization Fund that includes a rate stabilization account and
a medical assistance program account, established ....................

Medicaid reimbursement rate increase plan, submission to

legislative committees, requirements added ................................

Medical Malpractice - -

Alternative dispute resolution in health care malpractice claims,

provisions altered ...........................................................................

Availability of health care malpractice and other liability

insurance, impact of legislation on, annual report required ......

Expert Witnesses -

Qualifications, provisions altered.................................................

Supplemental certificate of qualified expert, requirements

added ...........................................................................................

Expression of regret or apology by health care provider,

introduction as evidence of admission of liability in action

against provider, prohibited ..........................................................

Health Claims Arbitration Office, renamed to be Health Care

Alternative Dispute Resolution Office ..........................................

Insurance —

Commission paid to insurance producer, restrictions added ......

Coverage denial, cancellation, or refusal to renew by Medical
Mutual Liability Insurance Society, restrictions added ...........

Coverage for defense of health care provider in disciplinary
hearing, prohibited; separate policy offering this coverage,
provisions added .........................................................................

Exclusive appointment agreement between insurer and
insurance producer, prohibited ..................................................

Policy cancellation, refusal to renew, or refusal to underwrite,
requirements and prohibitions altered .....................................

Policy deductibles and cancellation of policy for nonpayment of
deductible when due, provisions added ....................................

Premium comparison guide, publication required .......................

Reporting of information relating to health care malpractice
claims by medical professional liability insurance insurers,
and reporting of information by other liability insurance
insurers, requirements and adoption of rules and regulations,
provisions added .........................................................................

Task force on the feasibility and desirability of the State
adopting a medical malpractice insurance market model
identical or similar to the excess coverage fund in Kansas,
established; report required .......................................................

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INDEX

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	101
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5	74
5	78
5	75
5	66
5	66
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