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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, ORIE, WASHINGTON, GORDNER, RAFFERTY, FERLO, WAUGH AND O'PAKE, JANUARY 20, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO BANKING AND INSURANCE, JANUARY 20, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), entitled |
2 | "An act reforming the law on medical professional liability; |
3 | providing for patient safety and reporting; establishing the |
4 | Patient Safety Authority and the Patient Safety Trust Fund; |
5 | abrogating regulations; providing for medical professional |
6 | liability informed consent, damages, expert qualifications, |
7 | limitations of actions and medical records; establishing the |
8 | Interbranch Commission on Venue; providing for medical |
9 | professional liability insurance; establishing the Medical |
10 | Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund; providing for |
11 | medical professional liability claims; establishing the Joint |
12 | Underwriting Association; regulating medical professional |
13 | liability insurance; providing for medical licensure |
14 | regulation; providing for administration; imposing penalties; |
15 | and making repeals," in insurance, further providing for |
16 | Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund. |
17 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
18 | hereby enacts as follows: |
19 | Section 1. Section 712(d) of the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L. |
20 | 154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and |
21 | Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, is amended by adding a paragraph |
22 | to read: |
23 | Section 712. Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error |
24 | Fund. |
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1 | (d) Assessments.-- |
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3 | (4) A health care provider may elect to pay the annual |
4 | assessment in equal installments, not exceeding four, if the |
5 | health care provider informs the primary carrier of the |
6 | election to pay in installments. This paragraph shall apply |
7 | to surcharges for 2010 and thereafter. |
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9 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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