Every group shall be deemed to have appointed the Commissioner its attorney to receive service of legal process issued against it in this State and this appointment shall be irrevocable, shall bind any successor in interest and shall remain in effect for so long as there is any obligation or liability of the group in this State for workers' compensation benefits.

Authority: Insurance Article, §§2-108, 2-109, 9-102, Title 25, Subtitle 3, and 27-501, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: December 26, 1988 (15:26 Md. R. 2982)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 09.30.73 to COMAR 31.08.09 effective September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1439)

Regulation .04 amended as an emergency provision effective October 28, 2002 (29:23 Md. R. 1809); amended permanently effective February 3, 2003 (30:2 Md. R. 76)

Regulation .05A, B amended as an emergency provision effective October 28, 2002 (29:23 Md. R. 1809); amended permanently effective February 3, 2003 (30:2 Md. R. 76)

Regulation .06A amended as an emergency provision effective October 28, 2002 (29:23 Md. R. 1809); amended permanently effective February 3, 2003 (30:2 Md. R. 76)

Chapter revised effective June 30, 2008 (35:13 Md. R. 1182)

Regulation .06A amended effective January 1, 2018 (44:4 Md. R. 256)

Regulation .07 amended effective January 1, 2018 (44:4 Md. R. 256)

Regulation .08 amended effective January 1, 2018 (44:4 Md. R. 256)

Regulation .13 amended effective January 1, 2018 (44:4 Md. R. 256)

Regulation .14A amended effective January 1, 2018 (44:4 Md. R. 256)

Regulation .14D adopted effective January 1, 2018 (44:4 Md. R. 256)