§ 10-1104. Prerequisites for receiving documentation -- Estate of individual or beneficiary on death of individual

   (a) Applicability. -- This section applies to a claim by the estate of an individual or a beneficiary of the individual resulting from the death of the individual in a vehicle accident.

(b) Information required prior to obtaining documentation. -- A claimant may obtain the documentation described in § 10-1102 of this subtitle if the claimant provides in writing to the insurer:

   (1) The date of the vehicle accident;

   (2) The name and last known address of the alleged tortfeasor;

   (3) A copy of the vehicle accident report, if available;

   (4) The insurer's claim number, if available;

   (5) A copy of the decedent's death certificate issued in the State or another jurisdiction;

   (6) A copy of the letters of administration issued to appoint the personal representative of the decedent's estate in the State or a substantially similar document issued by another jurisdiction;

   (7) The name of each beneficiary of the decedent, if known;

   (8) The relationship to the decedent of each known beneficiary of the decedent;

   (9) The amount of economic damages, if any, claimed by each known beneficiary of the decedent, including any amount claimed based on future loss of earnings of the decedent;

   (10) The health care bills for health care treatment, if any, of the decedent resulting from the vehicle accident;

   (11) The records of health care treatment for injuries to the decedent caused by the vehicle accident; and

   (12) Documentation of the decedent's past loss of income, if any, resulting from the vehicle accident.

HISTORY: 2011, chs. 76, 77.