Pennsylvania Professional Liability Joint Underwriting Association [30 Pa.B. 2434] On May 1, 2000, the Insurance Department received from the Pennsylvania Professional Liability Joint Underwriting Association (JUA) a filing proposing the following:
* Increase base rates 16.4% for all health care providers, including base rates for individuals, hospitals and other facilities.
* Decrease the relativity for Non-Surgical Podiatrists by 14.1% to offset the 16.4% base rate increase.
* Increase rates for individuals, hospitals and other facilities by 8% (in addition to the 16.4% increase requested for base rates) to reflect increased claim limits which become effective January 1, 2001.
* Adjust rates for eight medical specialties.
* Utilize a rate discount for new Podiatrists.
Unless formal administrative action is taken prior to June 30, 2000, the subject filing may be deemed into use upon the requested effective date, January 1, 2001, by operation of law.
Copies of the filing will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal working hours at the Insurance Department's offices in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Erie.
Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Chuck Romberger, CPCU, Pennsylvania Insurance Department, Bureau of Regulation of Rates and Policies, Room 1311, StrawberrySquare, Harrisburg, PA 17120, or by E-mail at cromberg@ins.state.pa.us, within 30 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
M. DIANE KOKEN,
Insurance Commissioner[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-819. Filed for public inspection May 12, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]
