BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor

1477

(G) THE MARYLAND AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE FUND SHALL
INCLUDE IN ITS ANNUAL STATEMENT TO THE COMMISSIONER AN
ACCOUNTING OF ALL FUNDS RECEIVED DURING THE PRECEDING
CALENDAR YEAR FROM THE INSUFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT RESERVE FUND
ACCOUNT, BUT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE MARYLAND
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE FUND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION SUCH
AMOUNTS RECEIVED OR ANY FUNDS REMAINING IN THE INSUFFICIENCY
ASSESSMENT RESERVE FUND ACCOUNT FOR RATE MAKING PURPOSES.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1978.

Approved May 2, 1978.

CHAPTER 365

(House Bill 1056)

AN ACT concerning

Retail Sales Tax Exemption —
Hearing Aid Batteries Medical Aid Items

FOR the purpose of exempting from the retail sales tax sales
of batteries for artificial hearing devices, when sold
in certain quantities. of certain medical aid items.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 81 - Revenue and Taxes

Section 326(m)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1975 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 81 - Revenue and Taxes

326.

The tax hereby levied does not apply to the following
sales:

(a) Sales of crutches, and sales of artificial limbs,
artificial eyes, artificial hearing devices, BATTERIES FOR
ARTIFICIAL HEARING DEVICES WHEN SOLD IN QUANTITIES OF SIX OR

MORE REPLACEMENT__CORDS FOR ANY ARTIFICIAL HEARING DEVICE,

BATTERIES FOR__ANY ARTIFICIAL HEARING DEVICE, ARTIFICIAL

LARYNX, TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATOR OR ELECTRICALLY

POWERED WHEELCHAIR, corrective eyeglasses, orthopedic