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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 31.15.07.06" title_num="31" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="07" heading="Payment of Interest on Personal Injury Protection Benefits.">
  <text>Whenever a claim for benefits under Insurance Article, §19-505, Annotated Code of Maryland, is paid more than 30 days after receipt of a properly completed claim form or other proof of loss and satisfactory proof verifying the claim, the insurer shall:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Make a notation in the insurer's claim file stating the reason for the delay; and</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Add to the amount otherwise payable 1-1/2 percent simple interest per month for those days in excess of the 30 days.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>