| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 24-A MRSA §2304-C, sub-§§3 and 5, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 377, | | §11, are repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §2304-C, sub-§5-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 5-A.__Public access.__Immediately after receiving a filing | | under this section, the superintendent shall grant access to the | | filing to the public. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 24-A MRSA §2304-C, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 377, §11, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | 6. Public hearing. The superintendent may hold a public | | hearing on any filing and must hold a public hearing on a filing | | requesting a rate increase of more than 5%, as provided in | sections 229 to 235. At the request of anydescribed in | subsection 5 | | liability coverage to the company that made the filing or a | | person or organization who represents a group of persons who pay | | premiums for physicians and surgeons liability coverage to the | | company that made the filing, the superintendent shall, as | | required by section 229, hold a public hearing on the filing. |
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| | | This bill requires the Superintendent of Insurance to make | | medical malpractice filings open to the public and to hold a | | public hearing for any filing requesting a rate increase over 5%. |
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