ODI:  Medical Coverage Assistance Program

     Governor Taft recently announced a program, through the Ohio Department of Insurance, to assist physicians who are having difficulty in obtaining professional liability insurance. The program, Medical Coverage Assistance Program (MCAP), is comprised of insurers, brokers, and agents who will assist physicians who are having difficulties in obtaining liability coverage through traditional means.

     MCAP is expected to be operational by September 1st.  For more information on the program you may visit the Ohio Department of Insurance Web site, www.ohioinsurance.gov, or contact Bob Kelley at the ODI, at 614-644-3882 or e-mail at robert.kelley@ins.state.oh.us .  A description of the who is eligible for the program and an application form for physicians and surgeons may also be found through the ODI Web site at, www.ohioinsurance.gov/forms/ohmcap-082802.doc .