VETOES

(1)  The existence of any health insurance, group
health plan, or prepaid medical care coverage under which the
prisoner is insured;

(2)  The name and address of the third party payor;
and

(3)  The policy or other identifying number.

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

May 27, 1988

The Honorable R. Clayton Mitchell, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 184.

This bill requires claimants to serve certificates of qualified
experts on all other parties to the claim or their attorneys of
record regarding medical malpractice health claims arbitration.

Senate Bill 304, which was passed by the General Assembly and
signed by me on May 17, 1988, accomplishes the same purpose.
Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House Bill 184.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

House Bill No. 184

AN ACT concerning

Medical Malpractice - Health Claims Arbitration

FOR the purpose of requiring claimants to serve certificates of
qualified experts on defendants all other parties to the
claim or their attorneys of record; requiring defendants to

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