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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 10.44.26.09" title_num="10" subtitle_num="44" chapter_num="26" heading="Malpractice Insurance Requirement for Initial Licensure and Renewal.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An applicant for a volunteer dentist's or dental hygienist's license, and an applicant for the renewal of a volunteer dentist's or dental hygienist's license, shall be covered by malpractice insurance.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If the malpractice insurance consists of a personal policy of malpractice insurance, the dentist or dental hygienist shall provide the Board with evidence of the insurance which shall consist of:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The name of the insurance provider;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The name, address, and telephone number of the insured's agent, or if the insured has no agent, the address and telephone number of the insurance provider;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The policy number;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The amounts of coverage; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The expiration date of the policy.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If the malpractice insurance is provided from or through the institution at which the applicant is to provide volunteer services, the dentist or dental hygienist shall provide the Board with evidence of the insurance which shall consist of:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The name of the insurance provider;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The amounts of coverage;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The expiration date of the policy or coverage; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A letter from the institution verifying the intent of the institution to provide malpractice insurance.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>