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Oyster theft from leased oyster bottoms, penalty

provisions added.................................

Private mortgage insurance, written notice of

cancellation provisions required.................

Procurement contract awards, publication within 30

days, requirement added..........................

Sale of State bonds, notice of postponement,

provisions altered...............................

Seizure of contraband cigarettes, tax procedures

extended to alcoholic beverages and motor fuel...
Sentinel birth defects, provisions generally

amended..........................................

Tax procedures amended.............................

Trust accounts, charging of commissions or fees,

authorization and notice provisions altered......

Water appropriation or use, provisions for

exemptions, permits, notices and hearings amended

Whistleblower law, revised.........................

Nuclear Matters —

Medical radiation technologists and nuclear medical

technologists, certification provisions amended..
Nurses —

Areas of shortage and employment vacancy rates in

hospitals and nursing homes, estimate provisions

added............................................

License renewal provisions amended; fee increased..

Oral competency requirements, provisions added.....

Rehabilitation Committee established in the State

Board of Nursing..................................

Tuition reduction program for nonresidents,

provisions added.................................

Nursing Homes —

Applications or contracts for admission,

provisions added.................................

Certificates of need for health care facilities or

services, provisions altered.....................

Health occupation areas of shortage and employment
vacancy rates, estimate provisions added.........

Health Resources Planning Commission certificate
of need provisions generally amended.............

Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program established; name
of Nursing Home Ombudsmen changed consistent with
federal law......................................

Medicaid, fiscal oversight of, appropriation to....

Medical assistance reimbursement for nursing home
care for patients requiring long-term or chronic
care, provisions altered.........................

Patients' rights. Office on Aging authorized to
take part in violation hearings..................

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634	4228
559	3716
368	3009
513	3453
567	3949
560	3718
285	2757
416	3146
384	3050
232	2338
440	3231
606	4119
329	2896
645	4303
508	3444
605	4118
452	3262
688	4574
767	5007
606	4119
767	5007
133	2109
10	1420
208	2267
271	2685