1474                           LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 689

CHAPTER 688
(Senate Bill 486)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 42 (a)
of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replace-
ment Volume and 1966 Supplement), title "Health," subtitle "Mis-
cellaneous Provisions," to provide that the State Board of Health
may also contract with optometrists for eye refractions and
other health practitioners duly licensed or certified in this State
who perform services for indigent or medically indigent persons
on the prescription or referral of a physician.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 42 (a) of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1965 Replacement Volume and 1966 Supplement), title "Health,
subtitle "Miscellaneous Provisions," be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

42.

(a) The State Board of Health shall (1) administer a program
of comprehensive medical AND OTHER care in the State of Mary-
land for indigent and medically indigent persons, or either of such
classes; for this purpose the Board of Health is hereby authorized to
contract with physicians, dentists, optometrists (AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 372 OF THIS ARTICLE), pharmacists, hospitals, nursing
homes, nurses; and [persons] other health practitioners duly licensed
or certified in this State who perform services upon the prescrip-
tion or referral of a physician for the medical, dental, surgical and
hospital treatment of eligible persons; within the provisions of the
budget the said Board is hereby authorized to provide bedside nursing
care for eligible persons. (2) The Board of Health shall conduct and
operate such hospitals as may be established by law and placed under
the jurisdiction of the said Board of Health for the care of persons
suffering from chronic diseases.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June JULY 1, 1967.

Approved May 4, 1967.

CHAPTER 689
(Senate Bill 494)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 5 (b)
1, 2, & 3 of Chapter 561 of the Laws of Maryland 1966, and to
add a new subsection 5 (b) 4 to Chapter 561 of the Laws of Mary-
land 1966, to follow immediately after subsection 5 (b) 3 thereof,
to clarify the schedule for processing of applications and petitions,
to specify that the term "Federal Funds" concerned is only those
funds provided from the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
and to add a new provision that such federal funds as are received
as a result of the implementation of the Clean Waters Restoration