Ch. 618 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

3-813.

(a) (2) (I) In Prince George's County, the judges of the Circuit Court may
not appoint or continue the appointment of masters for juvenile causes, except for the
purpose of conducting probable cause hearings, detention hearings, arraignments,
ACCEPTANCES OF ADMISSIONS, and restitution hearings in delinquency cases,
and shelter care, adjudicatory, and disposition hearings in child in need of assistance
cases.

(II) A master IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY may not conduct:

1. AN adjudicatory [or disposition hearings] HEARING in

delinquency cases, UNLESS THE ADJUDICATORY HEARING IS LIMITED TO
THE ACCEPTANCE OF AN ADMISSION; OR

2. A DISPOSITION HEARING IN DELINQUENCY
CASES.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be
construed only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect
upon or application to any acceptance of an admission prior to the effective date of this

Act.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1990.

Approved May 29, 1990.

CHAPTER 618
(House Bill 901)

AN ACT concerning

Ambulances - Licensing and Inspection

FOR the purpose of requiring certain persons and entities to obtain a certain license to
operate certain ambulance services in the State; establishing certain requirements
for the licensing of certain ambulance services; requiring the Director of the
Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems to adopt certain
regulations in consultation with certain persons; requiring each ambulance
operated by an ambulance service to undergo certain inspections; requiring the
Director to set certain fees for the licensing and license renewal of certain
ambulance services; authorizing the Director to conduct certain inspections, waive
certain requirements, and deny an application for an ambulance service license or

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