SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an
emergency measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public health and safety, has been passed by a yea and nay
vote supported by three-fifths of all the members elected to each
of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect
from the date it is enacted.

SECTION 11. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988.

May 27, 1988

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.

President of the Senate

State House

Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill 458.

This bill extends the cost requirements for health maintenance
organizations to 1991, but exempts ambulatory surgical centers
controlled by health maintenance organizations.

House Bill 532, which was passed by the General Assembly and
signed by me on May 27, 1988, accomplishes the same purpose.
Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate Bill 458.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

Senate Bill No. 458

AN ACT concerning

Health Maintenance Organizations - Certificate of Need -

Sunset Provision

FOR the purpose of eliminating a certain termination date for
health maintenance organizations; the purpose of altering
the termination date for certain provisions of law relating
to certificate of need requirements for health maintenance

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VETOES