742                              Laws of Maryland                        Ch. 343

CHAPTER 342
(House Bill 433)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 98A(f)
of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, (1968 Replace-
ment Volume and 1969 Supplement), title "Justices of the Peace,"
subtitle "Trial Magistrates System," to provide that the chief
judge of the People's Court for Prince George's County shall be
appointed by the Governor of the State of Maryland, with the
advice and consent of the Senate and providing for an interim
chief judge.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 98A(f) of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1968 Replacement Volume and 1969 Supplement), title "Jus-
tices of the Peace," subtitle "Trial Magistrates System" be and the
same is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and to
read as follows:

98A.

(f) [The full-time judge of the People's Court for Prince
George's County having the greatest continuous seniority as a full-
time People's Court judge shall automatically become the] The chief
judge of the People's Court for Prince George's County shall be
appointed by the Governor of the State of Maryland with the advice
and consent of the Senate, and he shall be the chief administrative
officer over the other judges, both full-time and substitute, as well as
all court personnel of the People's Court. Until such time as said
appointment is made, the full-time judge of the People's Court having
the greatest continuous seniority shall remain as the chief judge.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1970.

Approved April 22, 1970

CHAPTER 343
(House Bill 480)

AN ACT to add new Section 556B to Article 43 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume and 1969 Supple-
ment), title "Health," subtitle "Hospitals and Related Institu-
tions," to follow immediately after Section 556A thereof, to provide
that hospitals as defined within this Article, with certain excep-
tions, be required to furnish and present UPON DEMAND an
itemized bill or accounting for charges made and to provide that
the hospital shall not be entitled to demand or receive FINAL
payment thereof until an itemized bill or accounting for charges
is presented to the patient.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 556B be and it is hereby added to Article 43 of