Community Choice Program pilot program, federal waiver to
establish a managed care system of community care
organizations to provide long term care services to eligible
Medicaid enrollees, provisions added; federal waiver to alter
eligibility for Waiver for Older Adults services, provisions added

Disciplinary action against physician, failure of hospital or related
institution to report, penalty provisions altered ..........................

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

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

Health care practitioner reimbursement by health insurer or
health maintenance organization, minimum amount
established; report required ..........................................................

Health maintenance organizations and managed care
organizations, gross receipts, annual report required .................

Hospitals and nursing homes, report and analysis of adverse
events, requirements added ..........................................................

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

Patient safety initiatives and funding, requirements added ..........

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 ...........................................

Revenue and Taxes —

Income tax exemption added for health maintenance
organizations and managed care organizations that are subject
to premium tax ...............................................................................

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

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4	9
5	64
3	7
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5	98
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