Ch. 419

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY AS DEFINED IN § 1-101 OF THE
AGRICULTURE ARTICLE

(D)    (1) A PERSON IS ELIGIBLE TO BE REIMBURSED FROM THE FUND IF:

(I)      THE PERSON HAS FOLLOWED ALL BLACK BEAR DAMAGE
PREVENTIVE MEASURES RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT;

(II)     THE DAMAGE AMOUNT IS DETERMINED BY AN EXTENSION
AGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE;
AND

(III) THE DEPARTMENT HAS VERIFIED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS
CAUSED BY BLACK BEAR.

(2) SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE FUNDING, A PERSON MAY BE REIMBURSED
FROM THE FUND IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN $200 OR MORE THAN $3,000 PER
YEAR.

(E)     IF THE MONEY IN THE FUND IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY ALL THE
CLAIMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF
THIS SECTION, AN EQUAL PERCENT OF EACH CLAIM SHALL BE PAID.

(F)     AFTER ALL THE CLAIMS FOR THE YEAR HAVE BEEN SATISFIED BY THE
FUND, ANY EXCESS MONEY IN THE FUND SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION FUND AND SHALL BE USED FOR BEAR
RESEARCH.

(G)    (F) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1996.

Approved May 14, 1996.

CHAPTER 419
(Senate Bill 738)

AN ACT concerning

State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Disciplinary Actions

FOR the purpose of allowing the State Board of Physician Quality Assurance to enter
into an agreement for corrective action with a licensee after performing certain
preliminary investigations and determining that deficiencies exist and patient safety
is not an issue; providing procedures for corrective action agreements; establishing
certain grounds for discipline; and generally relating to the State Board of Physician
Quality Assurance and disciplinary actions.

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