5506 - Procedures.

§  5506.  Procedures. (a) Any licensed physician, dentist, podiatrist,  certified  nurse-midwife,  certified  registered  nurse  anesthetist  or  hospital  is  entitled to apply to the association for coverage pursuant  to this article. Application may be made directly to the association  by  the  applicant,  in  which event no service fee shall be charged. If the  applicant authorizes a broker or agent to make the application, the only  charge for such service shall be a service fee as limited by the plan of  operation  and  in  compliance  with  the   procedure   established   in  subsections  (c) and (d) of section two thousand one hundred nineteen of  this chapter.    (b) A policy shall be issued when the association determines that  the  applicant  is  duly  licensed  and  receives  the premium or the portion  prescribed in the plan of operation.