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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="15-1704" title_number="15" title_name="Health Insurance" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Regulation of Physician Rating Systems">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A carrier shall notify the Commissioner of the results of any final review conducted by a ratings examiner of a physician rating system of the carrier within 45 calendar days after receipt of the results by the carrier.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If the review conducted by a ratings examiner of a physician rating system of a carrier indicates that the physician rating system does not comply with the requirements of Title 19, Subtitle 1, Part V of the Health – General Article, the Commissioner may order the carrier to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>correct the deficiency; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>cease the use of the physician rating system.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A carrier using a physician rating system shall report annually to the Commissioner:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the number of appeals filed by physicians under this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the outcome of the appeals.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
