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Nonrenewal by carrier of all individual health benefit plans in
State, notice to insured of option to purchase another plan
offered by affiliate of carrier, requirements for affiliate's
coverage, and disapproval of plan of withdrawal, provisions
Producer commissions in the small group health insurance
Residential crisis services for individuals with a mental illness,
insurance coverage requirements added ......................................
Small group health insurance, open enrollment period, provisions
Uniform standard credentialing form for hospitals, requirements
Health Occupations —
Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language
Pathologists, State Board of Examiners for, termination date
Catastrophic health emergencies, powers and duties of the
Governor and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
and disease surveillance and response program, provisions
'Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission,
termination date extended and duties expanded; annual report
requirements altered.....................................................................
Community-based developmental disabilities services, payment
schedule, and withholding of payment and fine for failure of
private provider, under State contract to submit or correct cost
report or wage survey information, provisions added.................
Dental hygienists, practice under general supervision of licensed
dentist at certain facilities, provisions added .............................
Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Workforce Tuition
Assistance Program, appropriation to.........................................
Drug paraphernalia, circumstances under which certain public
employees and authorized providers may possess, provisions
clarified..........................................................................................
Equal access to public services for individuals with limited English
proficiency, requirements added ...................................................
Graduate alcohol and drug counselor license, graduate marriage
and family therapist license, and graduate professional
counselor license, provisions added ..............................................
Health care provider reimbursement, termination date extended
for noncontracting provider HMO rates, and study required on
reimbursement by commercial insurers and self-pay patients;
study required on HMO use of nurse practitioners to provide
primary care services .....................................................................
Health Manpower Shortage Incentive Grant Program,
appropriation to ..............................................................................
Health professionals boards and commission, appropriation to ....
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247
29
394
284
189
209
1
370
306
140
439
39
141,
327
367
250
439
439
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1980
1098
3057
2147
1695
. 1757
1
2957
2716
1453
3468
1111
1456
2823
2942
2004
3469
3384
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