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HARRY HUGHES, Governor 2565
(3) The rates are set equitably among all purchasers
or classes of purchasers without undue discrimination or
preference.
(b) (1) To carry out its powers under subsection (a) of
this section, the Commission may review and approve or disapprove
the reasonableness of any rate that a facility sets or requests.
(2) A facility shall charge for services only at a
rate set in accordance with this subtitle.
(3) IN DETERMINING THE REASONABLENESS OF THE RATES
FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS
SECTION, THE COMMISSION SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE RATES FOR
SIMILAR SERVICES IN A NONHOSPITAL SETTING.
(3) IN DETERMINING THE REASONABLENESS OF RATES FOR
CLINIC SERVICES OF A HEALTH CARE FACILITY, THE COMMISSION MAY
CONSIDER THE RATES FOR SIMILAR SERVICES PROVIDED IN NONHOSPITAL
SETTINGS LOCATED IN THE SAME COUNTY AS THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY.
(c) To promote the most efficient and effective use of
health care facility services and, if it is in the public
interest and consistent with this subtitle, the Commission may
promote and approve alternate methods of rate determination and
payment that are of an experimental nature.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984. It shall remain effective for a period
of 2 years and, at the end of June 30, 1986, and with no further
action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be
abrogated and of no further force and effect.
Approved May 15, 1984.
CHAPTER 471
(House Bill 1253)
AN ACT concerning
Creation of a State Debt - Washington College
FOR the purpose of authorizing the creation of a State Debt in
the amount of $3,243,800 $3,243,900, the proceeds to be used
as a grant to Washington College to assist in the planning,
design, construction and equipping of an Academic Resources
Center; the planning, design, addition, alteration,
renovation, and equipping of Dunning Science Building; the
planning, design, addition, alteration, renovation, and
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