LAWS OF MARYLAND

(i) The authority of the Administration to
impose on a licensee an alcohol restriction described in
subsection (a)(2) of this section; or

(ii) The application of any other provision of
law that prohibits consumption of an alcoholic beverage by an
individual under the age of 21 years.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of
this Act shall take effect July 1, 1989.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of
this Act shall take effect January 1, 1990 contingent on the
taking effect of Chapter ___ (S.B. 398/H.B. 556) of the Acts of

the General Assembly of 1989. However, if Chapter ___ does not

become effective, then Section 2 of this Act may not take effect
and shall be null and void without the necessity of further
action by the General Assembly.

Approved May 25, 1989.

CHAPTER 552

(Senate Bill 78)

AN ACT concerning

Health Insurance - Mental Illness - Extension of Termination Date

FOR the purpose of extending the termination date of a certain
previously enacted Act of the General Assembly concerning
insurance coverage of treatment for acute mental illnesses
and emotional disorders.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 843 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1986
Section 3

Preamble

WHEREAS, Chapter 843 of the Acts of the General Assembly of
1986 altered the rate at which certain health insurance policies
are required to provide benefits for the treatment of acute
mental illnesses and emotional disorders, as codified in Article
48A, §§ 354D(a), 470E(a), and 477E(a) of the Code; and

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