Legislation

Title: Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund
Sponsored by: Senators Kelley, Astle, Bates, Currie, DeGrange, Eckardt, Ferguson, King, McFadden, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Salling, and Serafini
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Establishing a system for adjudication of a claim involving a birth-related neurological injury; providing equitable compensation, on a no-fault basis, for a limited class of catastrophic injuries that result in unusually high costs for custodial care and rehabilitation; establishing the Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund to provide compensation and benefits to eligible claimants; providing for certain premiums and insurance surcharges to be used to finance and administer the Fund; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media; Finance

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0909

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0877 Session: 2017 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2018

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2018 Legislative Date 2/05/2018 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/07/2018 Legislative Date 2/07/2018 Action Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/05/2018	2/05/2018	First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Finance
Senate	2/07/2018	2/07/2018	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings)
			Text - First - Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund

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