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VETOES

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill 1058.

This bill requires any profit and nonprofit health insurer
or health service plan that issues or delivers any individual or
group policy, contract, or certificate within this State to make
reimbursement within 30 days of filing of a claim whenever
liability and amount are reasonably clear.

House Bill 659, which was passed by the General Assembly and
signed by me on May 27, 1986, accomplishes the same purpose.
Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate Bill 1058.

Sincerely,
Harry Hughes
Governor

Senate Bill No. 1058

AN ACT concerning

Health Insurance - Payments to Physicians Prompt
Payment of Claims

FOR the purpose of requiring the insurer of a nonprofit health
service plan or an individual or a group of blanket health
insurance policy to promptly deliver to a physician a

certain periodic interim payment on receipt of the

physician's claim for payment; and generally relating to
health insurers' payments to physicians.

BY adding to

Article 48A - Insurance Code

Section 361H, 470Y, and 477GG

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1979 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

FOR the purpose of requiring any profit and nonprofit insurer or
health service plan that issues or delivers any individual
or group policy, contract, or certificate within this State
to reimburse certain persons within a certain period of time
after a claim is filed; providing for the payment of certain
interest if an insurer fails to comply with this Act;
providing for the amount of interest; providing for certain
exceptions; and generally relating to the payment of health
insurance claims.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 48A - Insurance Code