WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

risk management, credentialing, or utilization review committee established in
accordance with § 19-319 of the Health - General Article, of a hospital, related
institution, or alternative health care system, if the governing board of the hospital,
related institution, or alternative health care system forms and approves the committee
or approves the written bylaws under which the committee operates;

(6) Any person, including a professional standard review organization,
who contracts with an agency of this State or of the federal government to perform any
of the functions listed in subsection (e) of this section; [or]

(7) Any person who contracts with a provider of health care to perform
any of those functions listed in subsection (e) of this section that are limited to the
review of services provided by the provider of health care; OR

(8) AN ORGANIZATION, ESTABLISHED BY THE MARYLAND
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, INC. AND THE FACULTY, THAT CONTRACTS
WITH A HOSPITAL, RELATED INSTITUTION, OR ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY
SYSTEM TO:

(I) ASSIST IN PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS LISTED IN
SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION; OR

(II) ASSIST A HOSPITAL IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS
OF § 19-319(E) OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1990.

May 25, 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 798.

Senate Bill 798 would require the Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
program to operate a satellite office in the Harford and Cecil County region. The bill
would prohibit the Department of Economic and Employment Development, which
administers the SBDC program, from lowering the funding for those satellite centers
below FY 1990 levels.

The SBDC program currently operates a satellite office in Harford County to service
the Harford and Cecil regions. Because of its success, it is my intent to maintain a
satellite SBDC office in those counties. However, because Senate Bill 798 would
mandate a level of funding tied to a specific budget year, I believe its enactment could

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