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VETOES

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OP
MARYLAND, That the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shall
require any geriatric aide assistant who works in a long-term
care facility or program that cares for people who suffer from
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to complete a
Department sponsored Department-approved course unit on dementia;
and

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene shall appoint a 10-member advisory
committee to help assist the Department develop in approving
standards for the instructional unit on dementia under Section 1
of this Act; and

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the advisory
committee appointed by the Secretary under Section 2 of this Act
shall be composed of the following persons: 2 licensed
physicians who care for patients with Alzheimer's disease and
related disorders; 2 registered nurses who care for patients with
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; 2 social workers who
care for patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders;
2 representatives of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene;
and 2 representatives of the Office on Aging, who shall be
recommended by the Director of the Office on Aging; and

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the advisory
committee appointed under this Act shall complete its work and
make recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Mental
Hygiene on or before December 1, 1986; and

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1986.

May 27, 1986
The Honorable Melvin A. Steinberg
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill 187.

This bill increases the number of services for which a
physician or hospital is entitled to payment by the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene if the physician or hospital provides any
of the services to a victim of an alleged rape or sexual offense.