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

Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society -

Excessive surplus and denial of rate increase as a result,

provisions added .........................................................................

Financial information, evaluation, and analysis, annual
reporting requirements and inclusion in rate filings,

provisions added .........................................................................

Fiscal and compliance audit, requirements added ......................

Member dividends, payment of a portion to the State when
attributed to a year in which State financial assistance is

provided to the society, provisions added ..................................

Purchase and renewal of medical professional liability insurance

coverage directly from society, provisions added .....................

Rate filing to increase premium by more than 7.5%, application
of other resources in lieu of and reduction of rate increase,

provisions added .........................................................................

Noneconomic damages in health care malpractice actions, limits,

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

Offer of judgment by a party in a medical injury action to the

adverse party, provisions added ....................................................

Past and future medical expenses and future earnings,
determination of damages in health care malpractice actions,

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

People's Insurance Counsel Division established in the Office of
the Attorney General to represent the interests of homeowners
insurance and medical professional liability insurance
consumers; funding provisions added ...........................................

Medicare SEE Medical Assistance
Minorities —

Equal Pay Commission, established to study wage disparities;
reports required ..............................................................................

N

Negligence SEE Medical Malpractice

Nonprofit Health Service Plans SEE Health Insurance

Notices - -

Adoption search, contact, and reunion services program expanded
to include services to siblings of adopted individuals .................

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