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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 21

State", which limited the territorial
jurisdiction of the Commission, are deleted as
unnecessary.

The introductory clauses of subsection (b)(1) and
(2) of this section are new language derived from
former Article 43, § 818(a). Although that
former provision expressly applied only to the
consultations required under subsection (b)(1)(i)
of this section, it appeared to be the intent
that the Commission also make other appropriate
consultation and consider the enumerated factors
before adopting rules, regulations, and
standards.

In subsection (b)(1)(ii) of this section, the
former limitation that the experts be "State" or
"national" is deleted since there appears to be
no intent to exclude international experts.

In subsections (c)(1) and (e)(2) and (3) of this
section, references to a "guardian of the person"
are substituted for references to a "guardian",
for clarity and conformity to the terminology
used in Title 13 of the Estates and Trusts
Article. Similarly, in subsection (e) of this
section, the term "disabled person" is
substituted for the references to "an
incompetent".

Also in subsection (c)(1) of this section, the
former specific reference to "statistical
information" is deleted as unnecessary since the
prohibition against disclosure of information
that "identifies an individual" would not apply
to statistical information.

Subsection (e)(1) of this section is revised to
require this information before participation
although former Article 43, § 818(h) protected
"participants" in a program, since the
information required in subsection (e)(1) of this
section should be given to an individual before
participation.

In subsection (e)(1) of this section, new
language is added to require that this
information be given to the parent or guardian of
the person of a minor or disabled person, for
conformity to subsections (c)(1) and (e)(2) of
this section.

Also in subsection (e)(1) of this section, the
reference to informing an individual that
participation is wholly voluntary is new