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S.B. 754
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(h) The Secretary shall adopt regulations to implement the Program.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:
(a) On or before September 1, 2005, the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene shall submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services an
application for an amendment to the State's existing § 1115 demonstration waiver
necessary to implement the expansion alteration to the eligibility requirement of the
Maryland Pharmacy Discount Program, as provided under Section 1 of this Act.
(b) The Department shall apply for federal matching funds subject to budget
neutrality requirements under § 1115 of the Social Security Act and the availability of
State funds.
(c) If the application for the amendment to the State's § 1115 demonstration
waiver under this section is approved, all individuals enrolled in the Maryland
Pharmacy Discount Program on or before the date of approval of the waiver
amendment application may remain enrolled in the Program through December 31,
2005.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of this Act shall
take effect on the date that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approves
a waiver amendment applied for in accordance with Section 2 of this Act. The
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, within 5 days after receiving notice of the
approval or denial of the waiver amendment application, shall forward a copy of the
notice to the Department of Legislative Services, 90 State Circle, Annapolis,
Maryland 21401. If the waiver amendment applied for in accordance with Section 2 of
this Act is denied, this Act shall be null and void without the necessity of any further
action by the General Assembly.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as provided in
Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall take effect June 1, 2005.
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May 26, 2005
The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401
Dear Mr. President:
In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, today I have
vetoed Senate Bill 754 - Vehicle Laws- Utility Emergencies- Incidental Drivers.
This bill provides that specified provisions relating to motor carriers do not apply to
incidental drivers during a declared utility emergency and that specified incidental
drivers employed by or under contract with a utility company are exempt from
specified requirements during a utility emergency under specified circumstances.
House Bill 1146, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me,
- 3840 -
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