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VETOES

Sincerely,
Harry Hughes
Governor

Senate Bill No. 378

AN ACT concerning

Insurance - Health Maintenance Organizations

FOR the purpose of providing the Insurance Commissioner with the
authority to rehabilitate and liquidate insolvent health
maintenance organizations; providing an increase in a
certain maximum fee; providing that the Commissioner may
hire certain experts under certain conditions; and generally
relating to the insolvency, liquidation, and rehabilitation
of health maintenance organizations.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Health - General
Section 19-709(b) and 19-718(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1982 Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article - Health - General
Section 19-718(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1982 Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Health - General
Section 19-706.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1982 Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health - General

19-706.1.

(A) SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION, THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 48A,
SUBTITLE 10 OF THE CODE REGARDING THE REHABILITATION AND
LIQUIDATION OF INSURERS IS APPLICABLE TO HEALTH MAINTENANCE
ORGANIZATIONS.