HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(C) IF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTS TO ADJUST
ALLOWANCE PAYMENTS UNDER PARAGRAPH (B)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR FOR ADMINISTRATION SHALL:

(I)  DETERMINE THE MONTHLY ADJUSTMENT; AND

(II)  NOTIFY THE PERSON OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO
BE RECOVERED, THE MONTHLY ADJUSTMENT, AND THE PERIOD OF RECOVERY.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1986.

May 27, 1986
The Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 464.

This bill requires that persons involuntarily admitted to a
Veteran's Administration Hospital for a mental disorder be given
the same existing procedural due process protections, including
the right to legal counsel and a hearing, given to persons
involuntarily admitted to mental health care facilities.

Senate Bill 81, which was passed by the General Assembly and
signed by me on April 29, 1986, accomplishes the same purpose.
Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House Bill 464.

Sincerely,
Harry Hughes
Governor

House Bill No. 464

AN ACT concerning

Veterans Administration Hospitals - Involuntary Admission

FOR the purpose of providing certain procedural due process for a
patient who is involuntarily admitted to a Veterans
Administration Hospital in the State; and generally relating