VETOES
May 29, 1990

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.

President of the Senate

State House

Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed Senate Bill 714.

This bill provides prescriptive authority for nurse midwives and permits the dispensing
of drugs under specific conditions.

House Bill 683, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on May 2,
1990, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign
Senate Bill 714.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

Senate Bill No. 714

AN ACT concerning

Nurse Midwives - Prescribing and Dispensing

FOR the purpose of specifying that the practice of nurse midwifery includes the
prescribing of certain substances; specifying that the practice of nurse midwifery
includes the dispensing of certain substances in the course of treating patients at
certain facilities; and generally relating to certified nurse midwives prescribing
and dispensing certain substances.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health Occupations
Section 7-601 and 12-101(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1986 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Health Occupations
Section 12-101(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1986 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

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

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