WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 653

690.

(c) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this article or
any other law to the contrary, AND EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN
PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, a sentence by any judge to the
jurisdiction of the division shall comply with the following
stipulations:

[(1)] (I) As of January 1, 1987, no sentence shall be
6 months or less;

[(2)] (II) As of January 1, 1988, no sentence shall
be for less than 12 months;

[(3)] (III) As of January 1, 1989, no sentence shall
be 12 months or less.

(2) IF A COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY HAS MADE
APPLICATION TO THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL
SERVICES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR
ENLARGEMENT OF A DETENTION CENTER UNDER § 705(E) OF THIS ARTICLE,
A SENTENCE BY ANY JUDGE OF MORE THAN 6 MONTHS MAY BE TO THE
DIVISION UNTIL THE NEW OR ENLARGED DETENTION CENTER IS COMPLETE
AND OPERATIONAL.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1987. It shall remain effective for a period
of one year and, at the end of June 30, 1988, and with no further
action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be
abrogated and of no further force and effect.

Approved June 2, 1987.

CHAPTER 653

(Senate Bill 1041)

AN ACT concerning

Medical Review Committee - Alternative Health Care System
Confidentiality of Records

FOR the purpose of extending confidentiality protection to the
proceedings, records, and files of a certain medical
review committee committees of hospitals or related
institutions and of certain alternative health care systems;
extending confidentiality protection to the proceedings,
records, and files of certain medical review committees
requested by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for

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