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MD. Insurance Code Ann. §  30-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Insurance|Title 30 - Slavery Era Insurance Policy Reporting|Section 30-102 - Slaveholder Insurance Policy -- Report by Insurer

    (a)    On or before October 1, 2011, an insurer authorized to do business in the State shall provide the Commissioner with:        (1)    a report of information in the records of the insurer about each slaveholder insurance policy issued in the State by the insurer, or any predecessor of the insurer, during the slavery era; and        (2)    a copy of each document in the insurer’s records that relates to the information provided under item (1) of this subsection.    (b)    A holding company may designate one insurer in the holding company to be a reporting insurer on behalf of the member insurers of the holding company.    (c)    On or before January 1, 2010, the Commissioner shall adopt regulations that specify the form and content of the report required under this section.
MD. Insurance Code Ann. §  30-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Insurance|Title 30 - Slavery Era Insurance Policy Reporting|Section 30-103 - Slaveholder Insurance Policy -- Report by Commissioner

    (a)    (1)    On or before April 1, 2012, the Commissioner shall issue a report on the information provided to the Commissioner under § 30–102 of this title.        (2)    The report required under this section shall:            (i)    contain the names of any slaveholders or slaves provided under § 30–102 of this title; and            (ii)    include a copy of each document provided to the Commissioner under § 30–102 of this title.    (b)    (1)    The report required under this section shall be made available to the public.        (2)    The Commissioner shall make a copy of the report available on the Web site of the Administration.    (c)    The Commissioner shall provide a copy of the report required under this section to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.    (d)    A copy of the report shall be maintained at the Thurgood Marshall Law Library at the University of Maryland School of Law.
MD. Insurance Code Ann. §  32-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Insurance|Title 32 - Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act|Section 32-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Carrier” means:        (1)    an insurer;        (2)    a nonprofit health service plan;        (3)    a health maintenance organization; or        (4)    a dental plan organization.    (c)    “Insurance group” means, for the purpose of conducting an ORSA, those carriers and affiliates that are included within an insurance holding company system as defined in § 7–101 of this article.    (d)    “NAIC” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.    (e)    “Own Risk and Solvency Assessment” or “ORSA” means a confidential internal assessment, appropriate to the nature, scale, and complexity of a carrier or insurance group, that the carrier or insurance group conducts, of the material and relevant risks associated with the carrier’s or insurance group’s current business plan and the sufficiency of capital resources to support those risks.    (f)    “ORSA Guidance Manual” means the current version of the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Guidance Manual developed and adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.    (g)    “ORSA–related information” means any document, material, or other information related to an ORSA, an ORSA Summary Report, or a risk management framework of a carrier or insurance group.    (h)    “ORSA Summary Report” means a confidential high–level summary of the ORSA of a carrier or insurance group.    (i)    “Supervisory college” has the meaning stated in § 2–209.1 of this article.
MD. Insurance Code Ann. §  32-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Insurance|Title 32 - Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act|Section 32-102 - Purposes; Applicability

    (a)    The purposes of this title are to:        (1)    require a carrier or insurance group to maintain a risk management framework and complete an ORSA;        (2)    set the requirements for filing an ORSA Summary Report with the Commissioner; and        (3)    provide for the confidential treatment of the ORSA, the ORSA Summary Report, and other ORSA–related information.    (b)    This title applies to all carriers domiciled in the State that are not exempt under § 32–106 of this title.
MD. Insurance Code Ann. §  32-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Insurance|Title 32 - Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act|Section 32-103 - Maintenance of Risk Management Framework

    (a)    Each  carrier subject to this title shall maintain a risk management framework for identifying, assessing, monitoring, managing, and reporting its material and relevant risks.    (b)    A carrier may satisfy this requirement if the insurance group of which the  carrier is a member maintains a risk management framework that applies to the operations of the  carrier.
MD. Insurance Code Ann. §  32-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Insurance|Title 32 - Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act|Section 32-104 - Orsa to Be Conducted

    (a)    Subject to § 32–106 of this title,  a carrier, or the insurance group of which the  carrier is a member, shall regularly conduct an ORSA consistent with the process outlined in the ORSA Guidance Manual.    (b)    The ORSA shall be conducted:        (1)    regularly, but not less than once each year; and        (2)    at any time when there is a significant change to the risk profile of the  carrier or the insurance group of which the  carrier is a member.
MD. Insurance Code Ann. §  32-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Insurance|Title 32 - Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act|Section 32-105 - Summary Report or Reports

    (a)    On request of the Commissioner, but not more than once each year,  a carrier shall submit to the Commissioner an ORSA Summary Report or a combination of reports that together contain the information described in the ORSA Guidance Manual, applicable to the  carrier or the insurance group of which the carrier is a member.    (b)    Notwithstanding any request from the Commissioner, if the  carrier is a member of an insurance group, the  carrier shall submit the report required by this section if the Commissioner is the lead state commissioner of the insurance group as determined by the procedures in the Financial Analysis Handbook adopted by the NAIC.    (c)    The  carrier shall:        (1)    determine the most appropriate date of the filing based on the  carrier’s internal strategic planning processes; and        (2)    notify the Commissioner of the anticipated date of the filing.    (d)    The  carrier’s or insurance group’s chief risk officer or other executive with responsibility for the oversight of the  carrier’s enterprise risk management process shall sign the report and attest to the best of that individual’s belief and knowledge that:        (1)    the  carrier applies the enterprise risk management process described in the ORSA Summary Report; and        (2)    a copy of the report has been provided to the  carrier’s board of directors or the appropriate committee of the board.    (e)    A carrier may comply with subsection (a) of this section by providing the most recent and substantially similar report that the  carrier or another member of an insurance group of which the  carrier is a member provided to the commissioner of another state or to a supervisor or regulator of a foreign jurisdiction if that report provides information that is comparable to the information described in the ORSA Guidance Manual.    (f)    Any report that is provided under subsection (e) of this section in a language other than English must be accompanied by a translation of that report into English.
MD. Insurance Code Ann. §  32-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Insurance|Title 32 - Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act|Section 32-107 - Orsa Summary Report

    (a)    The ORSA Summary Report shall be prepared consistent with the ORSA Guidance Manual.    (b)    Documentation and supporting information for the ORSA Summary Report shall be maintained and made available on examination or request of the Commissioner.    (c)    (1)    The Commissioner shall review the ORSA Summary Report.        (2)    The Commissioner shall make any requests for additional information using procedures similar to those currently used in the analysis and examination of multi–state or global  carriers and insurance groups.    (d)    The ORSA Summary Report shall include a short summary of material changes and updates to the ORSA Summary Report since the prior year.    (e)    The Commissioner may retain, at the  carrier’s expense, third–party consultants, including attorneys, actuaries, accountants, and other experts not otherwise a part of the Administration’s staff as may be reasonably necessary to assist the Administration in reviewing the  carrier’s risk management framework, ORSA, ORSA Summary Report, or compliance with this title.
MD. Insurance Code Ann. §  32-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Insurance|Title 32 - Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act|Section 32-109 - Penalties for Noncompliance

    (a)    Subject to § 2–210 of this article, a carrier that, without just cause, fails to timely file an ORSA Summary Report as required by this title is subject to a penalty of $200 for each day the violation continues, up to a maximum of $25,000.    (b)    The Commissioner may reduce the penalty under subsection (a) of this section if the carrier demonstrates to the Commissioner that the imposition of the penalty would constitute a financial hardship to the carrier.    (c)    This section does not limit the authority of the Commissioner to take any other action authorized by this article.
MD. Insurance Code Ann. §  32-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Insurance|Title 32 - Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act|Section 32-110 - Regulations

    The Commissioner may adopt regulations consistent with this title.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  2-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 2 - Division of Labor and Industry|Section 2-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.    (c)    “Division” means the Division of Labor and Industry.    (d)    “Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  2-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 2 - Division of Labor and Industry|Section 2-102 - Established

    (a)    There is a Division of Labor and Industry in the Maryland Department of Labor.    (b)    The Division exercises its rights, powers, and duties subject to the authority of the Secretary as set forth in § 2–102 of the Business Regulation Article or elsewhere in State law.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  2-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 2 - Division of Labor and Industry|Section 2-103 - Commissioner

    (a)    The head of the Division is the Commissioner.    (b)    The Secretary shall appoint the Commissioner with the approval of the Governor.    (c)    The Commissioner holds office at the pleasure of the Secretary.    (d)    The Commissioner shall devote full time to the duties of office.    (e)    The Commissioner is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  2-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 2 - Division of Labor and Industry|Section 2-105 - General Responsibilities of Commissioner

    In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Commissioner shall:         (1)    try to promote harmony between industry and labor;        (2)    try to promote and develop the welfare of wage earners; and        (3)    accept grants of money from the federal government or any of its units or agents for a matter within the jurisdiction of the Division.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  2-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 2 - Division of Labor and Industry|Section 2-106 - Regulations

    (a)    The Commissioner shall adopt regulations that govern procedure for boards of arbitration under Title 4, Subtitle 1 of this article.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, and in addition to authority to adopt regulations that is set forth elsewhere, the Commissioner may adopt regulations that are necessary to carry out:        (1)    Title 3, Subtitle 3 of this article;        (2)    Title 3, Subtitle 5 of this article;        (3)    Title 3, Subtitle 13 of this article;        (4)    Title 4, Subtitle 2, Parts I through III of this article;        (5)    Title 5 of this article;        (6)    Title 6 of this article; and        (7)    Title 7 of this article.    (c)    (1)    After a public hearing, the Commissioner may adopt regulations that are necessary to carry out Title 3, Subtitle 4 of this article.        (2)    Unless the Commissioner provides otherwise, a regulation that the Commissioner adopts under this subsection takes effect on publication.    (d)    The Commissioner may adopt regulations that set forth the conditions under which an employer may require an employee to construct, erect, install, maintain, or repair a line that conducts electricity and that has a nominal voltage exceeding:        (1)    24,940 volts between a pair of conductors; or        (2)    14,400 volts between a conductor and a ground.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  2-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 2 - Division of Labor and Industry|Section 2-107 - Units in Division

    (a)    In addition to any other units, the Division shall include the units enumerated in this section.    (b)    (1)    There is an Employment Standards Service Unit in the Division.        (2)    Under the direction of the Commissioner, the Employment Standards Service Unit shall:            (i)    enforce Title 3, Subtitle 2 of this article;            (ii)    carry out Title 3, Subtitle 3 of this article;            (iii)    enforce Title 3, Subtitle 4 of this article; and            (iv)    enforce Title 3, Subtitle 5 of this article.    (c)    There is a State Mediation and Conciliation Service in the Division.    (d)    (1)    There is a research and information unit in the Division.        (2)    Under the direction of the Commissioner, the research and information unit shall collect, organize, and report statistical information on matters within the jurisdiction of the Division.    (e)    There is a Safety Engineering and Education Service in the Division.    (f)    (1)    There is a Prevailing Wage Unit in the Division.        (2)    Under the direction of the Commissioner, the Prevailing Wage Unit shall administer and enforce Title 17, Subtitle 2 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (3)    (i)    The Prevailing Wage Unit shall advise and submit recommendations to the Commissioner on the Commissioner’s functions under Title 17, Subtitle 2 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.            (ii)    The Commissioner shall ask other units of the State government or units of local governments to provide statistical data, reports, and other information to help the Prevailing Wage Unit carry out its duties.    (g)    Notwithstanding the funding provisions of § 3–919 of this article, for fiscal year 2007 and for each subsequent fiscal year, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill submitted to the General Assembly an appropriation for the Division of Labor and Industry sufficient to implement the provisions of this section, including amounts not less than:        (1)    $315,000 for implementation of the Employment Standards Service Unit in the Division; and        (2)    $385,000 for implementation of the Prevailing Wage Unit in the Division.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  2-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 2 - Division of Labor and Industry|Section 2-108 - Annual Report

    (a)    As soon after January 1 of each year as reasonably possible, the Commissioner shall submit an annual report to the Governor, to the Secretary, and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly.    (b)    (1)    The report shall describe the activities of the Division during the preceding year.        (2)    The report shall include a description of its investigations under § 5-205(i) of this article.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5.5-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5.5 - Railroad Safety and Health|Section 5.5-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.    (c)    (1)    “Employee” includes each person in the service of a railroad who performs for the railroad any work defined as work of an employee in accordance with orders and decisions of the federal Department of Transportation and over whom the railroad maintains continuing authority to supervise and direct the manner of the work.        (2)    “Employee” does not include any person who performs work for a rapid rail transit system or light rail system operating in the State.    (d)    (1)    “Railroad” includes each common carrier by rail and all branches, bridges, cars, extensions, ferries, plants, spurs, stations, subways, switches, terminal facilities, tracks, tunnels, and all equipment used on or in connection with them.        (2)    “Railroad” does not include a rapid rail transit system or light rail system operating in the State.    (e)    “Railroad company” means:        (1)    the operator of a railroad operating in the State; and        (2)    the State or any political subdivision of the State, while operating a railroad.    (f)    (1)    “Working day” means any day that occurs Monday through Friday unless the day is designated as a holiday for employees of the State.        (2)    “Working day” does not include a Saturday or Sunday.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5.5-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5.5 - Railroad Safety and Health|Section 5.5-102 - Purpose of Title

    It is the intent and purpose of this title to promote safety and health in all areas of railroad operations, to reduce railroad related accidents, to reduce deaths and injuries to all persons, to reduce damage to property caused by accidents involving railroads, and to the extent possible, to assure the safety and health of all persons and the protection of property by providing for:         (1)    an effective enforcement and compliance program;        (2)    development and adoption of safety and health standards and regulations; and        (3)    appropriate reporting procedures with respect to safety and health in railroad operations to help achieve the objective of this title and to describe accurately the nature of railroad safety and health hazards and problems.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5.5-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5.5 - Railroad Safety and Health|Section 5.5-103 - Scope of Title

    This title does not apply to any acceptable working conditions defined in a collective bargaining agreement.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5.5-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5.5 - Railroad Safety and Health|Section 5.5-104 - Authority of Commissioner; Delegation

    (a)    The Commissioner shall:        (1)    administer and enforce the provisions of this title;        (2)    adopt regulations to establish rules of procedure for hearings held in accordance with this title;        (3)    establish record keeping and reporting procedures necessary to carry out the duties created under this title;        (4)    accept and receive from any agency or agent of the federal government grants of money appropriated under any act of the United States Congress relating to railroad safety and health; and        (5)    have exclusive jurisdiction involving all areas of railroad safety and health as provided under this title.    (b)    (1)    To carry out this title, the Commissioner or authorized representative of the Commissioner may administer an oath, certify to an official act, take or cause to be taken a deposition of a witness, or issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness to testify or the production of papers, books, documents, records, and testimony.        (2)    If a person fails to comply with a lawfully issued subpoena, on application of the Commissioner or authorized representative of the Commissioner in a contempt proceeding, a court of competent jurisdiction may compel the person to comply.    (c)    To assist in carrying out this title, the Commissioner may accept and use any service, facility, or employee of any unit of the State or political subdivision, with the consent of the unit or subdivision and with or without reimbursement.    (d)    The Commissioner may assign any function or duty under this title to the Chief Inspector for Railroad Safety and Health.    (e)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Commissioner has no jurisdiction in any area of railroad safety and health under this title relating to any rapid rail transit system or light rail system operating in the State.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5.5-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5.5 - Railroad Safety and Health|Section 5.5-105 - Track Clearance Certificates

    For any construction within 8 feet 6 inches laterally from the center line of a railroad track or within 22 feet above the top of the rail, the application for a building permit must be accompanied by a clearance certificate from the Commissioner to show that the proposed construction complies with requirements relating to distance from and height over a railroad track.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5.5-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5.5 - Railroad Safety and Health|Section 5.5-106 - Cost of Administration

    (a)    (1)    The proposed budget of the Division of Labor and Industry shall include an appropriation from the Public Service Commission to cover the cost of administering this title.        (2)    Unless the Board of Public Works exercises the option under subsection (b) of this section, the Public Service Commission shall pay the cost of administering this title from money the Public Service Commission receives under § 2–110 of the Public Utilities Article.    (b)    (1)    The Board of Public Works may adopt a regulation to assess, fairly and as equally as possible, each railroad company operating in the State the cost of the State’s share of activities under this title.        (2)    The amount to be paid by the Public Service Commission may not exceed $1 million in any fiscal year.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  5.5-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 5.5 - Railroad Safety and Health|Section 5.5-107 - Enforcement by Attorney General

    On request of the Commissioner, the Attorney General may proceed in a State or federal court or before any other federal unit:         (1)    to enforce a decision of the Commissioner under this title;        (2)    subject to § 3-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, to collect a civil penalty that is assessed by order of the Commissioner under this title; or        (3)    to enforce any other order of the Commissioner under this title.