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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 109

Article - Commercial Law

11-203.

This subtitle does not make illegal the activity of:

(13) A HOSPITAL, AS DEFINED IN § 19-301 OF THE
HEALTH -GENERAL ARTICLE, IN THE COURSE OF A MERGER OR
CONSOLIDATION OR THE JOINT OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF MAJOR
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE ACTIVITY IS APPROVED BY
THE HEALTH RESOURCES PLANNING COMMISSION UNDER § 19-123 OF THE
HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE.

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative

Departments

206E.

(A) THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SHALL
ESTABLISH A PROGRAM FOR THE RETRAINING AND PLACEMENT OF HOSPITAL
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED AS A RESULT OF THE CLOSING OR
DELICENSING OF A HOSPITAL OR THE MERGING OF HOSPITALS UNDER
SECTION 19-325 OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE.

(B) THE SECRETARY OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AND THE
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO
IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION.

(C) THERE IS A HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES RETRAINING FUND. THE
FUND SHALL BE USED:

(1) FOR THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION; AND

(2) TO PAY ANY AND ALL EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING IN ADMINISTERING THIS SECTION.

(D) ANY UNEXPENDED FUNDS REMAINING IN THE HOSPITAL
EMPLOYEES RETRAINING FUND AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR MAY NOT
REVERT TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE.

Article 43C - Maryland Health and Higher
Educational Facilities Authority

(A)  IN THIS SECTION, "PUBLIC BODY OBLIGATION" MEANS ANY
BOND, NOTE, EVIDENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS OR OTHER OBLIGATION FOR THE
PAYMENT OF BORROWED MONEY ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY, ANY PUBLIC
BODY AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 31, § 9 OF THE CODE, THE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, OR ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SUBJECT
TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE XI-E OF THE MARYLAND CONSTITUTION.

(B)  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS THAT THE FAILURE TO PROVIDE
FOR THE PAYMENT OF PUBLIC BODY OBLIGATIONS OF A CLOSED OR
DELICENSED HOSPITAL COULD HAVE A SERIOUS ADVERSE AFFECT EFFECT ON