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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 106

32.17.01.02 Medical Assistance
Operations Administration

General Fund Appropriation.........

Federal Fund Appropriation.........

32.17.01.03 Medical Assistance Provider

Reimbursements

General Fund Appropriation,
provided that no part of this
general fund appropriation may be
paid to any physician or surgeon
or any hospital, clinic or other
medical facility for or in
connection with the performance
of any abortion, except upon
certification by a physician or
surgeon, based upon his or her
professional judgment that the
procedure is necessary, provided
one of the following conditions
exists: where continuation of the
pregnancy is likely to result in
the death of the woman, or where
there is a risk that continuation
of the pregnancy would have a
detrimental effect on the health
of the woman, or where it can be

ascertained by the physician

within a reasonable degree of
medical certainty that the fetus
is affected by genetic defect or
serious deformity or abnormality;
or where medical procedures are
necessary for a victim of rape,
sexual offense, or incest when

the rape, sexual offense, or

incest has been reported to a law
enforcement agency or to a public

or private health or social

agency exists: where continuation
of the pregnancy is likely to
result in the death of the woman;
or where the woman is a victim of
rape, sexual offense, or incest
which has been reported to a law
enforcement agency or a public
health or social agency; or where
it can be ascertained by the
physician with a reasonable
degree of medical certainty that
the fetus is affected by genetic
defect or serious deformity or
abnormality; or where it can be

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