WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

This bill establishes the Physical Therapist Rehabilitation
Committee, grants the members immunity from civil liability, and
provides that proceedings of the Committee are not discoverable
and not admissible into evidence in civil actions.

House Bill 1078, 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 578.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

Senate Bill No. 578

AN ACT concerning

Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants -
Physical Therapist Rehabilitation Committee

FOR the purpose of establishing the Physical Therapist
Rehabilitation Committee; granting the members of Physical
Therapist Rehabilitation Committee and certain other persons
engaged in certain activities with the Committee immunity
from civil liability under certain circumstances; providing
that the proceedings, records, and files of the Physical
Therapist Rehabilitation Committee are not discoverable and
not admissible into evidence in certain civil actions;
defining a certain term; and generally relating to the
Physical Therapist Rehabilitation Committee.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Health Occupations

Section 13-101

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1986 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Health Occupations

Section 13-3A-01 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle

3A. The Physical Therapist Rehabilitation

Committee"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1986 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

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