PARIM is the Professional Association of Residents and Interns of Manitoba

10.01 Medical Residents shall be required to maintain Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) professional liability and malpractice coverage. Non-medical Residents as described in Article 35 shall be required to maintain appropriate professional liability and malpractice insurance acceptable to the Employer.

The Employer shall be responsible for paying directly to the Canadian Medical Protective Association or the insurer as the case may be, on behalf of all Residents, 100% of the difference between the annual CMPA dues or insurance premiums and 1986 CMPA dues or insurance premiums. The Employer shall be responsible for paying the applicable amount directly to the CMPA or insurer.

10.02 If a Resident is named as a Defendant or potential Defendant in any legal proceeding or claim, as the case may be, advanced against the Employer, then the Employer shall notify the said Resident of the legal proceeding or claim forthwith at the last known address together with particulars of the legal proceeding or claim. No such claim or legal proceeding shall be settled without the prior knowledge of the said Resident. Notice required hereunder will be satisfied by the Employer notifying the said Resident, in care of the Association at its then current address.

If a Resident is named as a Defendant in a legal proceeding or claim, as the case may be, relevant to or arising out of his/her employment, the Resident shall notify the Employer of the legal proceeding or claim forthwith with particulars of the legal proceeding or claim.