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Further, that the Health Resources Planning Commission shall
report to the General Assembly before December 1, 1985 on the
effect of this moratorium. The report shall include analysis of
the impact of the moratorium on the public health; requests made
for exceptions from the moratorium; any exceptions made to the
moratorium; action taken on the exceptions; a copy and status of
the institution specific plan; and any other information which
the General Assembly or its committees may request.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That nothing in this
Act shall be construed to require a certificate of need to be
granted by the Health Resources Planning Commission.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That notwithstanding
any other law of this State, a certificate of need is not
required to develop, operate, or participate in a health care
project for domiciliary care.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Health
Resources Planning Commission shall undertake an institution
specific study of the capacity, licensed beds, and occupancy
rates of each hospital, as defined in § 19-301 of the Health
General Article, in the State and methods by which the
certificate of need process can be streamlined and made more
efficient. The Commission shall submit a progress report on
these studies to the General Assembly by July 1, 1985 and a final
report to the General Assembly by October 1, 1985.

SECTION 2 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is
hereby declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public health and safety and having
been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of
all the members elected to each of the two Houses of the General
Assembly, the same shall take effect from the date of its
passage.

Approved April 9, 1985.

CHAPTER 103
(House Bill 156)
AN ACT concerning

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