1. (a) The Administration shall prepare annually a comparison guide of medical professional liability insurance premiums.

2. (b) The comparison guide shall:

   1. (1) list each insurer authorized to provide medical professional liability insurance in the State;
   2. (2) include, for each specialty and territory, the base premium charged by an insurer for physicians with policy limits of $1,000,000 and $3,000,000; and

   3. (3) include the base premium charged by an insurer for a:

      1. (i) hospital;
      2. (ii) medical day care center;
      3. (iii) hospice care program;
      4. (iv) assisted living program; and
      5. (v) freestanding ambulatory care facility as defined in § 19-3B-01 of the Health--General Article.
3. (c) The Administration shall publish the comparison guide required under subsection (a) of this section on its Web site and in printed form.

Added by Acts 2004, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 5, § 1, eff. Jan. 11, 2005. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 24, § 1, eff. April 12, 2005.