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      (a)      The Administration shall prepare annually a comparison guide of medical professional liability insurance premiums.

      (b)      The comparison guide shall:

            (1)      list each insurer authorized to provide medical professional liability insurance in the State;

            (2)      include, for each specialty and territory, the base premium charged by an insurer for physicians with policy limits of $1,000,000 and $3,000,000; and

            (3)      include the base premium charged by an insurer for a:

                  (i)      hospital;

                  (ii)      medical day care center;

                  (iii)      hospice care program;

                  (iv)      assisted living program; and

                  (v)      freestanding ambulatory care facility as defined in § 19-3B-01 of the Health - General Article.

      (c)      The Administration shall publish the comparison guide required under subsection (a) of this section on its website and in printed form.