HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     2777

(4) AN ORDER OF REINSTATEMENT FOR LAID OFF EMPLOYEES
DETERMINED BY SENIORITY POINTS, INCLUDING PROVISIONS THAT:

(I)  AN EMPLOYEE WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF
SENIORITY POINTS SHALL BE REINSTATED FIRST TO THE CLASSIFICATION
IN WHICH THE LAYOFF OCCURRED OR ANY LOWER CLASSIFICATION IN THE
SAME JOB SERIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT WHERE THE LAYOFF OCCURRED;
AND

(II)  REINSTATEMENT INTO ANY OTHER COMPARABLE
JOB CLASSIFICATION TO WHICH THE SECRETARY HAS CERTIFIED THE LAID
OFF EMPLOYEES SHALL BE MADE FROM THE TOP 5 SENIOR EMPLOYEES LAID
OFF.

(D) THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
REINSTATEMENT OF UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THE
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR REINSTATEMENT OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES.

[(d)] (E) The University of Maryland shall develop layoff
and reinstatement procedures for their classified employees in
coordination with the Secretary of Personnel.

[(e)] (F) This section may not be interpreted to prevent
the layoff of an employee who files a written request to be laid
off with the Secretary of Personnel.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

Approved May 29, 1984.

CHAPTER 522

(Senate Bill 231)

AN ACT concerning

Insurance Coverage - Profit and Nonprofit
Health Plans

FOR the purpose of clarifying the requirement that when
for-profit health plans provide reimbursement for any
service within the lawful scope of practice of a duly
licensed health care provider, the insured or any other
person covered by the plan shall be entitled to
reimbursement; and requiring that when nonprofit health
plans to provide reimbursement for any service within the
lawful scope of practice of a duly licensed health care
provider, the insured or any other person covered by the
plan shall be entitled to reimbursement.