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s]vices 9 a second>y ,/ate4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,sports 
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pursuant to an agreem5t describ$ 9      
subsection 7b77#d7 ) respect to su*     
a?lete or a?letic team--  7#a7 su*      
m$ical pr(essional liability insurance  
cov]age %all cov] 7subject to any relat$
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provid$ by ! pr(essional 9 ! second>y   

,/ate to su* an individual or team z if 
su* s]vices 7 provid$ by su* pr(essional
 9 ! prim>y ,/ate to su* an individual  
or team2 &  7#b7 to ! ext5t su*         
pr(essional is lic5s$ "u ! requirem5ts (
 ! prim>y ,/ate to provide su* s]vices  
to su* an individual or team1 !         
pr(essional %all be treat$ z satisfy+   
any lic5sure requirem5ts ( ! second>y   
,/ate to provide su* s]vices to su* an  
individual or team4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is ,act1 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3    
7#a7 ,a?lete ,! t]m a?lete means--  7,a7
 an individual p>ticipat+ 9 a sport+    
ev5t or activity = :i* ! individual may 
be paid2  7,b7 an individual p>ticipat+ 
9 a sport+ ev5t or activity sponsor$ or 
sanction$ by a national gov]n+ body2 or 
7,c7 an individual = :om a high s*ool or
 in/itution ( high] education provides a
 cov]$ sports m$ic9e pr(essional4  7#b7 
,a?letic team ,! t]m a?letic team means 
a sports team--  7,a7 compos$ (         
individuals :o are paid to p>ticipate on
 ! team2  7,b7 compos$ ( individuals :o 

are p>ticipat+ 9 a sport+ ev5t or       
activity sponsor$ or sanction$ by a     
national gov]n+ body2 or  7,c7 = :i* a  
high s*ool or an in/itution ( high]     
education provides a cov]$ sports m$ic9e
 pr(essional4  7#c7 ,cov]$ m$ical       
s]vices ,! t]m cov]$ m$ical s]vices     
means g5]al m$ical c>e1 em]g5cy m$ical  
c>e1 a?letic tra9+1 or physical !rapy   
s]vices4 ,su* t]m does n include c>e    
provid$ by a cov]$ sports m$ic9e        
pr(essional--  7,a7 at a heal? c>e      
facility2 or  7,b7 :ile a heal? c>e     
provid] lic5s$ to practice 9 ! second>y 
,/ate is transport+ ! injur$ individual 
to a heal? c>e facility4  7#d7 ,cov]$   
sports m$ic9e pr(essional ,! t]m cov]$  
sports m$ic9e pr(essional means a       
physician1 a?letic tra9]1 or o!r heal?  
c>e pr(essional :o-- 7,a7 is lic5s$ to  
practice 9 ! prim>y ,/ate2  7,b7        
provides cov]$ m$ical s]vices1 pursuant 
to a writt5 agreem5t ) an a?lete1 an    
a?letic team1 a national gov]n+ body1 a 
high s*ool1 or an in/itution ( high]    

education2 &  7,c7 prior to provid+ !   
cov]$ m$ical s]vices describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,b71 has disclos$ ! nature 
& ext5t ( su* s]vices to ! entity t     
provides ! pr(essional ) liability      
insurance 9 ! prim>y ,/ate4  7#e7 ,heal?
 c>e facility ,! t]m heal? c>e facility 
means a facility 9 :i* m$ical c>e1      
diagnosis1 or treatm5t is provid$ on an 
inpati5t or outpati5t basis4 ,su* t]m   
does n include facilities at an ar5a1   
/adium1 or practice facility1 or        
tempor>y facilities exi/+ = ev5ts :]e   
a?letes or a?letic teams may compete4   
7#f7 ,in/itution ( high] education ,!   
t]m in/itution ( high] education has !  
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja ( !   
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#g7 ,national gov]n+
 body ,! t]m national gov]n+ body has ! 
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #bbjeja (  
title #cf1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#h7   
,prim>y ,/ate ,! t]m prim>y ,/ate means1
 ) respect to a cov]$ sports m$ic9e     
pr(essional1 ! ,/ate 9 :i*--  7,a7 !    

cov]$ sports m$ic9e pr(essional is      
lic5s$ to practice2 &  7,b7 ! majority (
 ! cov]$ sports m$ic9e pr(essional's    
practice is und]writt5 = m$ical         
pr(essional liability insurance cov]age4
  7#i7 ,second>y ,/ate ,! t]m second>y  
,/ate means1 ) respect to a cov]$ sports
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prim>y ,/ate4  7#aj7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate 
means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia1 & ea* commonweal?1         
t]ritory1 or possession ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (               
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