VETOES

(c) An application for a certificate of need by a health
maintenance organization or by a health care facility that either
controls directly or indirectly, or is controlled by, a health
maintenance organization shall be approved if the Commission
finds that the application:

(2) Is not inconsistent with those sections of the
State health plan or those sections of the institution-specific
plan that govern hospitals, as defined in § 19-301 of this title,
and ambulatory surgical facilities or centers, as defined in §
19-101(e) of this title, or HEALTH CARE PROJECTS for which a
certificate of need is required under subsection (b)(2) of this
section.

Chapter 420 of the Acts of 1987

[SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That changes made to
§ 19-116 of the Health - General Article as enacted by this Act
shall remain effective only for a period of 1 year and, at the
end of June 30, 1988, and with no further action required by the
General Assembly, the changes made by this Act to § 19-116 of the
Health - General Article shall be abrogated and of no further
force and effect.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That changes made to
§ 19-116 of the Health - General Article, as enacted by this Act
and Chapter 420 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1987,
shall remain effective only for a period of 3 years and, at the
end of June 30, 1991, and with no further action required by the
General Assembly, the changes made by this Act and Chapter 420 of
the Acts of the General Assembly of 1987 to § 19-116 of the
Health - General Article shall be abrogated and of no further
force and effect.

SECTION 2 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1988.

May 27, 1988

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller

President of the Senate

State House

Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Mr. President:

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