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18 DE Code § 6530. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 65. Insurance for the Protection of the State|Subchapter III. Self-Insurance|§ 6530. Placement of self-insurance.

§ 6530. Placement of self-insurance. (a) When the Administrator shall determine and declare it to be advisable to insure against a certain risk or risks through a self-insurance program, then a request shall be made of the General Assembly in an amount equal to anticipated claims and expenses for a Self-Insurance Fund Contingency Account, hereinafter referred to as “the Fund.” (b) The Administrator shall be responsible for the administration of the Fund and the payment of claims and costs. (c) In the event that the Committee shall elect to procure commercial insurance on risks which are self-insured, they may direct that the initial premium for such commercial policies covering such risk or risks shall be paid from the Fund. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  6530;  57 Del. Laws, c. 187, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 286, §  12;
18 DE Code § 6531. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 65. Insurance for the Protection of the State|Subchapter III. Self-Insurance|§ 6531. Capitalization of the State Self-Insurance Fund.

§ 6531. Capitalization of the State Self-Insurance Fund. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  6531;  57 Del. Laws, c. 187, §  2;  59 Del. Laws, c. 279, §  1;  repealed by 79 Del. Laws, c. 286, § 13, eff. July 1, 2014.;
18 DE Code § 6532. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 65. Insurance for the Protection of the State|Subchapter III. Self-Insurance|§ 6532. Payment of premium allocations.

§ 6532. Payment of premium allocations. The estimated appropriation necessary for each fiscal year shall be determined by the Insurance Coverage Office and submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources for review and consideration as part of the annual budget requested by the Department. Upon appropriation by the General Assembly, the funds shall be utilized for the purposes of paying coverages. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  6531A;  57 Del. Laws, c. 187, §  2;  59 Del. Laws, c. 279, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 286, §  14;  81 Del. Laws, c. 66, § 17;
18 DE Code § 6533, 6534. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 65. Insurance for the Protection of the State|Subchapter III. Self-Insurance|§ 6533, 6534. Maximum level of effective capitalization and termination of premium payments; Emergency Back-Up Fund.

§ 6533, 6534. Maximum level of effective capitalization and termination of premium payments; Emergency Back-Up Fund. Repealed by 59 Del. Laws, c. 279, § 3, effective Mar. 27, 1974.
18 DE Code § 6535. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 65. Insurance for the Protection of the State|Subchapter III. Self-Insurance|§ 6535. Administration and custody of the State Self-Insurance Fund.

§ 6535. Administration and custody of the State Self-Insurance Fund. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  6532;  57 Del. Laws, c. 187, §  2;  63 Del. Laws, c. 142, §  38;  repealed by 79 Del. Laws, c. 286, § 15, eff. July 1, 2014.;
18 DE Code § 6536. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 65. Insurance for the Protection of the State|Subchapter III. Self-Insurance|§ 6536. Investment of moneys in the Fund.

§ 6536. Investment of moneys in the Fund. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  6533;  57 Del. Laws, c. 187, §  2;  63 Del. Laws, c. 142, §  39;  repealed by 79 Del. Laws, c. 286, § 16, eff. July 1, 2014.;
18 DE Code § 6537. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 65. Insurance for the Protection of the State|Subchapter III. Self-Insurance|§ 6537. Provisions for deductible limits.

§ 6537. Provisions for deductible limits. The Committee, from time to time, may declare and enforce such deductible limits on any insured risk covering loss to state-owned property, both real, personal and mixed, as it shall deem appropriate. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  6534;  57 Del. Laws, c. 187, §  2;
18 DE Code § 6538. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 65. Insurance for the Protection of the State|Subchapter III. Self-Insurance|§ 6538. Provisions for reinsurance.

§ 6538. Provisions for reinsurance. The Committee, from to time, may determine the advisability of purchasing commercial reinsurance contracts as to any risk or risks covered by the Fund and direct the Insurance Coverage Office to place such insurance, in such amount as the Committee shall have determined to be most feasible, in the manner herein provided for the placement of other commercial insurance coverage. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  6535;  57 Del. Laws, c. 187, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 286, §  17;
18 DE Code § 6539. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 65. Insurance for the Protection of the State|Subchapter III. Self-Insurance|§ 6539. Adjusting claims and paying losses.

§ 6539. Adjusting claims and paying losses. The Insurance Coverage Office shall have the responsibility of adjusting all claims and paying all losses in risks covered by the Fund, and shall carry out its duties in conformity with appropriate regulations promulgated for that purpose by the Administrator, which regulations shall be in general conformity with the accepted practice in the commercial insurance industry in such matters, and shall be calculated to provide for prompt, efficient and equitable settlement procedures. The Insurance Coverage Office shall keep such records and files as shall be necessary and proper in its fulfillment of this obligation. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  6536;  57 Del. Laws, c. 187, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 286, §  18;
18 DE Code § 6540. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 65. Insurance for the Protection of the State|Subchapter III. Self-Insurance|§ 6540. Arbitration of disputes and litigation of claims.

§ 6540. Arbitration of disputes and litigation of claims. (a) Any dispute between the Insurance Coverage Office and a state agency claimant, which cannot be amicably resolved, shall be referred to arbitration before an arbitrator selected by the Secretary of State. The expense of such arbitration will be borne by the disputants equally. The decision of the arbitrator will be final and binding upon the disputants. (b) Any dispute between the Insurance Coverage Office and a claimant under the workers' compensation coverage, should same be covered by the Fund, which cannot be amicably resolved, shall be handled in the manner of a claim against a commercial insurer before the Industrial Accident Board with all normal rights of appeal. (c) Any dispute between the Insurance Coverage Office and a claimant not otherwise covered in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, which cannot be amicably resolved, may be made the subject of litigation in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  6537;  57 Del. Laws, c. 187, §  2;  71 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  26;  79 Del. Laws, c. 286, §  19;
18 DE Code § 6541. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 65. Insurance for the Protection of the State|Subchapter III. Self-Insurance|§ 6541. Inspections of insured property.

§ 6541. Inspections of insured property. The Insurance Coverage Office shall have available to it the services of the State Fire Marshal and the State Fire Marshal's deputies for the purpose of inspecting self-insured real and personal property of the State, and may call upon the Fire Marshal and State Fire Marshal's deputies to conduct such inspections of such property as are reasonable and necessary to determine the risk involved in insuring same and to provide the basis for requests or suggestions as to how undesirable hazards may be corrected; and the Fire Marshal and the State Fire Marshal's deputies shall cooperate with the Insurance Coverage Office in this regard, conducting such investigations as are requested and reporting the results thereof to the Insurance Coverage Office together with such recommendations as the investigator shall deem to be appropriate. All state agencies, officials and employees will render full cooperation to the Fire Marshal and the Insurance Coverage Office in these matters and shall promptly correct such hazards as are found to exist, and failure to do so shall be referred to the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources by the Insurance Coverage Office for such remedial executive action as the Governor shall deem appropriate. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  6538;  57 Del. Laws, c. 187, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 286, §  20;  81 Del. Laws, c. 66, § 18;
18 DE Code § 6542. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 65. Insurance for the Protection of the State|Subchapter III. Self-Insurance|§ 6542. Independent contractors.

§ 6542. Independent contractors. The Administrator shall first employ all resources available in the Insurance Coverage Office, the Insurance Department, the office of the State Fire Marshal, the Justice Department, and the Auditor's Office before retaining independent contractors, but in the event that special expertise is required for the performance of the Administrator's duties not otherwise available or not readily available to the Administrator when required, then the Administrator is authorized and directed to contract for the services of such independent contractors as shall be best equipped to render such services, including, but not limited to, accountants, actuaries, claims adjusters and investigators, attorneys and engineers, which contracts shall be on an ad hoc or per case basis, and for which the Administrator is authorized to make payment by drafts upon the Fund as an administrative expense of the Fund. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  6539;  57 Del. Laws, c. 187, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 286, §  21;
18 DE Code § 6543. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 65. Insurance for the Protection of the State|Subchapter III. Self-Insurance|§ 6543. Fidelity bonds.

§ 6543. Fidelity bonds. In the event that the Committee determines and declares it advisable to self-insure the statutory required fidelity bonds of the officials and/or employees of the State or its herein covered subdivisions, and establishes a self-insurance program in that regard, then those provisions of the several statutes of this State requiring that such bonds be with corporate surety are superseded as to such bonds as are covered by such self-insurance program to the extent that said statutes required corporate surety. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  6540;  57 Del. Laws, c. 187, §  2;
18 DE Code § 6802. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 68. Health-Care Medical Negligence Insurance and Litigation|Subchapter II. Jurisdiction of the Superior Court|§ 6802. Jurisdiction of the Superior Court.

§ 6802. Jurisdiction of the Superior Court. (a) The Superior Court of the State shall have exclusive jurisdiction of civil actions alleging health care medical negligence. (b) In any civil action alleging medical negligence at any time after the filing of an answer or any motion filed in lieu thereof, any party shall have the right to convene a medical negligence review panel as herein provided by filing a demand therefor with the Prothonotary, all parties and the Commissioner, and the Commissioner shall promptly convene such panel upon such demand, provided that the Court may postpone the convening of such panel for good cause shown by any party. 60 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  3;
18 DE Code § 6803. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 68. Health-Care Medical Negligence Insurance and Litigation|Subchapter III. Medical Negligence Review Panels|§ 6803. Establishment of medical negligence review panels; purpose.

§ 6803. Establishment of medical negligence review panels; purpose. Medical negligence review panels are hereby provided for to the extent necessary to carry out this chapter. 60 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  3;
18 DE Code § 6804. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 68. Health-Care Medical Negligence Insurance and Litigation|Subchapter III. Medical Negligence Review Panels|§ 6804. Composition of panels; chairperson.

§ 6804. Composition of panels; chairperson. (a) Each medical negligence review panel convened in an action shall be composed of 5 voting members and shall include 2 health-care provider members, at least 1 of whom shall be a physician, and the other 1 of whom shall be, if available, from 1 of the health care disciplines involved in such action, 1 attorney and 2 lay persons who are not health-care providers nor licensed to practice law nor associated with the insurance industry. The attorney member shall act as chairperson of the panel and shall preside at all meetings. (b) The Commissioner shall also designate 1 member of the Commissioner's staff who shall sit as a nonvoting ex officio member of the panel and who shall have custody of and responsibility for the keeping of all evidence, records and related material used by the panel. 60 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  3;
18 DE Code § 6805. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 68. Health-Care Medical Negligence Insurance and Litigation|Subchapter III. Medical Negligence Review Panels|§ 6805. Method of selection of panel members.

§ 6805. Method of selection of panel members. The members of each medical negligence review panel shall be selected in the following manner:  (1) The Commissioner shall compile, and keep current, 3 separate lists as follows:  a. A list of all physicians engaged for not less than 3 years in the active practice of medicine in the State and who hold a license to practice medicine and surgery; b. A list of all of the attorneys engaged for not less than 3 years in the active practice of law in this State and who are admitted to the Bar of this State; and c. A list of 100 objective and judicious persons of appropriate education and experience residing in this State who are neither health-care providers nor licensed to practice law in this State, nor associated with the insurance industry, who in the Commissioner's opinion would be appropriate to serve as lay members of medical negligence review panels. The Commissioner shall compile such additional lists of other categories of health-care providers as may be appropriate. (2) The parties may agree upon 1 or more members from each of the lists to constitute the medical negligence review panel. (3) In the event that the parties shall not agree upon the selection of any 1 or more members, such members shall be selected by the Commissioner by lot from the appropriate list. As to each list from which selection is made by lot, each party shall have 3 peremptory challenges to such selections. (4) Members selected by agreement or by lot shall be designated by the Commissioner to serve unless disqualified by reason of close relationship with or personal bias toward any party to the action. (5) Any member from any category so selected to serve shall serve upon the panel unless for good cause shown he or she is excused by the Court. The Court shall excuse a member from any category from serving only if it finds, on the basis of facts set forth in an affidavit submitted by such member, that such service would constitute an unreasonable burden, undue hardship or that such service would give rise to a conflict of interest. (6) A party to the proceeding before the medical negligence review panel may also challenge any member so selected by submitting an affidavit to the Court setting forth the facts that the party believes show cause for striking such member from the panel. The Court may strike such member from the panel if it finds such cause to exist. (7) After the Court has excused or struck a member, the parties shall select a substitute member from the same list, each party retaining any previously unused peremptory challenge.60 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  3;
18 DE Code § 6806. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 68. Health-Care Medical Negligence Insurance and Litigation|Subchapter III. Medical Negligence Review Panels|§ 6806. Commissioner to administer process of selection of medical negligence review panel members; rules and regulations of medical negligence review panels.

§ 6806. Commissioner to administer process of selection of medical negligence review panel members; rules and regulations of medical negligence review panels. (a) The Commissioner shall be responsible for the administration of the procedures of selection of candidates for service on medical negligence review panels. (b) The Commissioner shall adopt and publish such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter and to establish the procedures for the selection and operation of medical negligence review panels. Such rules and regulations shall be consistent with the common and statutory law of the State and the Rules of Civil Procedure of the Superior Court of the State and shall be modified from time to time to reflect the changes in the law or Superior Court Rules. The Commissioner shall publish the initial set of such rules and regulations not later than 60 days after April 26, 1976. 60 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  3;
18 DE Code § 6807. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 68. Health-Care Medical Negligence Insurance and Litigation|Subchapter III. Medical Negligence Review Panels|§ 6807. Evidence; duties of chairperson.

§ 6807. Evidence; duties of chairperson. The evidence to be considered by the medical negligence review panel shall be promptly submitted to the panel and parties in written form wherever practicable. Evidence may consist of medical charts, X-rays, laboratory tests, excerpts of treatises, depositions of witnesses including parties and any other form of evidence allowable by the medical negligence review panel. The chairperson of the panel shall advise the panel relative to any legal questions involved in the review proceeding and shall prepare the opinion of the panel as provided in § 6811 of this title. To the extent practicable, a copy of the evidence shall be sent to each member of the panel. All evidence considered by the medical negligence review panel shall constitute a part of the record in the Superior Court. 60 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  3;
18 DE Code § 6808. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 68. Health-Care Medical Negligence Insurance and Litigation|Subchapter III. Medical Negligence Review Panels|§ 6808. Hearing before panel; procedure.

§ 6808. Hearing before panel; procedure. Any party or the panel itself, sua sponte, after submission of all evidence and upon 10 days' notice to all parties, shall have the right to a hearing before the panel at a time and place agreeable to the members of the panel. At such hearing, any party may adduce evidence by the testimony of witnesses and otherwise and may address the panel concerning any matters relevant to issues to be decided by the panel before the issuance of their report. The panel shall have the authority to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths and compel the production of documents, and all witnesses appearing before it at a hearing shall be sworn and a stenographic record of the proceedings shall be made. The rules of evidence applicable to the Superior Court shall be followed insofar as practicable; provided, however, that evidence will be considered by the panel which, in its opinion, possesses probative value commonly accepted by reasonable, prudent persons in the conduct of their affairs. 60 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  1;
18 DE Code § 6809. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 68. Health-Care Medical Negligence Insurance and Litigation|Subchapter III. Medical Negligence Review Panels|§ 6809. Panel's right to information; access of parties.

§ 6809. Panel's right to information; access of parties. The panel shall have the right and duty to obtain any information that the panel deems reasonably necessary. On notice to the parties, the panel may consult experts, text or other authorities. The panel may examine reports of such other health-care providers necessary to inform itself regarding the issue to be decided. Both parties shall have full access to any material obtained by or submitted to the panel and shall be given a reasonable opportunity to rebut any such materials submitted to the panel. 60 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  1;
18 DE Code § 6810. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 68. Health-Care Medical Negligence Insurance and Litigation|Subchapter III. Medical Negligence Review Panels|§ 6810. Panel's appointment and compensation of expert witness.

§ 6810. Panel's appointment and compensation of expert witness. The panel may appoint persons it determines to be disinterested and qualified experts to make any necessary professional or expert mental or physical examination of the plaintiff or review of the relevant evidentiary matters, and testify or submit a report in respect thereto. The panel shall give notice, reasonable under the circumstances to all parties, of its intent to appoint such experts, and shall allow them a reasonable time within which to communicate to the panel any objections they may have to the appointment of such experts. Such expert witnesses shall be allowed reasonable and necessary expenses connected with their travel, meals and lodging in connection with their testimony and work on behalf of the panel as well as a reasonable fee to be fixed by the panel and paid pursuant to § 6813 [terminated] of this title. 60 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  1;
18 DE Code § 6812. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 68. Health-Care Medical Negligence Insurance and Litigation|Subchapter III. Medical Negligence Review Panels|§ 6812. Report of panel admissible in evidence; witnesses; immunity of members.

§ 6812. Report of panel admissible in evidence; witnesses; immunity of members. The opinion reached by the medical negligence review panel shall be admissible as prima facie evidence in the pending Superior Court action brought by the claimant, but such opinion shall not be conclusive and any party shall have the right to call, at said party's cost, any witness who appeared before or submitted reports to the medical negligence review panel as a witness. If called, the witness shall be required to appear and testify. Members of a medical negligence review panel shall have immunity from civil liability for all communications, findings, opinions and conclusions made in the course and scope of their duties prescribed by this chapter. 60 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  3;
18 DE Code § 6813. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 68. Health-Care Medical Negligence Insurance and Litigation|Subchapter III. Medical Negligence Review Panels|§ 6813. Compensation of panelists.

§ 6813. Compensation of panelists. Each member of the medical negligence review panel shall be paid at the rate of $100 per diem plus actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, but not to exceed a total of $700 for both expenses and compensation paid to any 1 member of the panel for 1 matter. The member of the Commissioner's staff designated to serve as a panel's ex-officio member shall receive only actual and necessary expenses incurred as compensation. The medical negligence review panel shall have the authority to assess such costs, up to a maximum amount of $1,000, upon the party or parties against whom the majority opinion of the panel is rendered; provided, however, that this power to assess costs shall be discretionary and the panel shall assess such costs only in those cases where they deem it appropriate. In the event that a judgment shall be entered in any Superior Court action on the same matter, the fees and expenses of the panel may be assessed as costs to the extent allowable above and shall follow such judgment. 68 Del. Laws, c. 383, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 373, §  3;