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Day care for the elderly, provisions generally

amended and age lowered to 55 years..............

Donors of semen, blood or tissue, testing for HIV

antibodies, provisions added.....................

Drug Formulary, general provisions amended for

substitution of generic for brand name provisions
Emergency psychiatric evaluations, reimbursement

system altered for...............................

Health maintenance organizations, creation of

complaint system for members and subscribers.....

Health maintenance organizations, fees for costs of

investigations of, cap eliminated................

Health occupation areas of shortage and employment

vacancy rates in hospitals and nursing homes,

estimate provisions added........................

HIV tests by medical laboratories, report required,

provisions added.................................

Identification of newborn infants by hospitals,

requirements added...............................

Infant Mortality, Advisory Council on, created.....

Judgments, retirement plan proceeds or

contributions exempted from execution with

certain exceptions...............................

Laboratory certification for testing for employee

use of alcohol or controlled dangerous

substances, provisions added.....................

Medical discipline system and State Board of

Physician Quality Assurance, provisions added

and amended......................................

Medical laboratories and physicians engaged in

cytology, regulation and standards, provisions

added............................................

Nursing homes, applications or contracts for

admission, provisions added......................

Psychiatric halfway houses, health insurance

benefit provisions for added.....................

Receivership provisions for nursing homes expanded

to include certain community residential programs
Sentinel birth defects, provisions generally

amended..........................................

Transitional and corrective provisions with

Department of the Environment added..............

Utilization review, private agent certification,

provisions added.................................

Health Claims Arbitration SEE Medical Malpractice
Health Insurance SEE Insurance
Health Maintenance Organizations —

Appropriation to Medical Assistance Programs with

rate freeze restrictions.........................

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118	2067
675	4548
126	2095
263	2667
388	3063
395	3095
606	4119
733	4812
576	3989
577	3992
228	2328
613	4177
727	4791
109	1954
731	4801
452	3262
587	4028
262	2656
560	3718
277	2718
703	4696
10	1288