HP0304, LD 454, item 2, Document Text

Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following:

‘Sec. 2. 24 MRSA §2608, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 462, §3, is amended to read:

§ 2608. Cancellation or nonrenewal

Any insurer required to report claims information under this subchapter shall also notify the Superintendent of Insurance of the cancellation or nonrenewal of any insured occasioned by either the number of claims against that insured or by the insured's failure to conform to appropriate standards of the medical profession. The information shall be is entitled to the confidentiality protection of section 2604. A copy of the report shall must be filed by the superintendent, within 30 days of its receipt, with the applicable licensing board or authority.’

SUMMARY

This amendment adds a provision to the bill clarifying the authority of the Superintendent of Insurance to submit reports of cancellation and nonrenewals from professional liability insurers to the appropriate state licensing authority for health care providers. The amendment makes this provision consistent with the bill, which clarifies the authority of the superintendent to submit professional liability insurance claims reports to those same state licensing authorities.

HP0304 LD 454	Session - 126th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-25, Sponsored by		LR 568 Item 2
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