Amount of credit allowed

# (a)

Allowance. –-

# (1)

The amount of annual credit allowable under this article to an eligible taxpayer shall be:

(A) Ten percent of the combined annual medical liability insurance premiums paid in excess of $30,000, or

(B) Twenty percent of combined annual medical liability insurance premiums paid in excess of $70,000.

# (2)

This credit may be taken for combined annual medical liability insurance premiums paid during any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2002, and ending on or before December 31, 2003.

# (b)

Exclusions. -– No credit shall be allowed for any combined annual medical liability insurance premiums, or part or component thereof, paid by or on behalf of an eligible taxpayer employed by this state, its agencies or subdivisions. No credit shall be allowed for any combined annual medical liability insurance premiums, or part or component thereof, paid by or on behalf of an eligible taxpayer or an eligible taxpayer organization or a payor pursuant to insurance coverage provided under article twelve, chapter twenty-nine of this code. No credit shall be allowed for any combined annual medical liability insurance premiums, or part or component thereof, paid before January 1, 2002, or paid after December 31, 2003.