MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             1893

(4) WHENEVER ANY CHILD IS EXAMINED OR TREATED
PURSUANT TO SECTION (H) (2) AND SECTION (H) (3) THE LOCAL
DEPARTMENT OF [[SOCIAL SERVICES]] HEALTH AND MENTAL
HYGIENE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF ALL
REASONABLE PHYSICIAN AND/OR HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION
CHARGES INCURRED AND THE PARENTS OR THE GUARDIAN OF THE
CHILD SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT FOR SUCH
PAYMENTS.

(i) The State Department of Social Services shall
and each local department of social services may maintain
a central registry of cases reported under this section,
which data shall be furnished by the respective local
departments of social services throughout the State of
Maryland and this data shall be at the disposal of local
departments of social services, social agencies, public
health agencies, law—enforcement agencies, as well as
licensed health practitioners and health and education
institutions licensed or regulated by the State of
Maryland.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1974.

Approved April 30, 1971..

CHAPTER 555
(House Bill 1427)
AN ACT concerning

Juvenile Records - Reporting of Information

FOR the purpose of requiring the courts in this State
exercising juvenile jurisdiction to report certain
information to the Department of Juvenile Services;
establishing certain standards and procedures for
the handling of information; designating certain
purposes for the use of information; establishing
certain penalties for certain misuses of
information; providing that certain information may
be disclosed under certain circumstances;
relettering a section and generally relating to the
reporting and use of certain information by certain
agencies.

BY adding to