MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                          703

cific demonstration or study projects which have been approved by
the State Department of Health; and provided that the full cost of
services to the patients is reimbursed to the State.           

If, in the opinion of the medical staff of the hospital, any patient
should be discharged who has received maximum hospital benefit
at that institution, he shall be discharged upon a written order by
a medical staff member.

If, upon discharge, the patient refuses or fails to leave the hospital
after being directed by competent authority, the superintendent may
take all necessary legal steps to effect discharge, under an adequate
plan for treatment and care.

In the case of patients where the State is financing all or any part
of hospital costs, transfer to another facility approved under existing
Federal Programs is authorized. If the patient refuses to apply for
assistance from any applicable State or Federal or local program, the
superintendent of the hospital, or a designated representative, may
complete the necessary forms and effect transfer of the patient to
another facility.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1969.

Approved April 23, 1969.

CHAPTER 245
(House Bill 14)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 27-4(a),
27-5(b)(l), (c), 27-6(a), 27-7(c)(2), and 27-8(c) of Article 33
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Supplement), and to
repeal Section 27-4(b) of the same Article, title "Election Code,"
subtitle "Absentee Voting," generally amending the law concern-
ing absentee voting.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 27-4(a), 27-5(b)(l), (c), 27-6(a), 27-7(c)(2), and
27-8(c) of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968
Supplement), be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, and that Section 27-4 (b) of the same Article be and
it is hereby repealed, and all to read as follows:

27-4.

(a) A qualified voter desiring to vote at any election as an
absentee voter shall make application in writing to the board for an
absentee ballot, which application must be received not later than
ten (10) days before the election. The application shall contain an
affidavit, which shall set forth the following information upon
penalty of perjury:

(1) The voter's name and residence address, including the street
and number, if any, or rural route, if any;