HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 279
CHAPTER 158.

AN ACT to add two new sections to Article 43 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1924 Edition), title "Health", sub-
title "Miscellaneous Provisions", said new sections to be
known as Sections 44A and 44B, and to follow immediately
after Section 44 of said Article, providing for the adminis-
tration and supervision of services for crippled children by
the State Department of Health.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That two new sections be, and the same are hereby added
to Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1924 Edi-
tion), title "Health", sub-title "Miscellaneous Provisions", said
new sections to be known as Sections 44A and 44B, to follow
immediately after Section 44 of said Article, and to read as
follows:

44A. The Department of Health is hereby designated as the
agency of the State to administer a program of services for
children who are crippled or who are suffering from conditions
which lead to crippling, and to supervise the administration
of those services included in the program which are not admin-
istered directly by it. The purpose of such program shall be
to develop, extend and improve services for locating such chil-
dren, and providing for medical, surgical, corrective and other
services and care, and for facilities for diagnosis, hospitaliza-
tion and aftercare.

44B. The Department of Health is hereby authorized:

(a) To formulate and administer a detailed plan or plans
for the purposes specified in the preceding section of this Arti-
cle, and make such rules and regulations as may be necessary
or desirable for the administration of such plans and the pro-
visions of this Article.

(b) To receive and expend in accordance with such plans all
funds made available to the Department by the Federal Gov-
ernment, the State or its political sub-divisions, or from other
sources, for such purposes.

(c) To cooperate with the Federal Government, through its
appropriate agency or instrumentality, in developing, extend-
ing and improving such services, and in the administration of
such plans.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all acts or parts of
acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.