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WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 2

care; providing certain exceptions; repealing certain provisions of law requiring
insurers and nonprofit health service plans that propose to issue group hospital
policies to offer benefits for the costs of psychiatric care through partial
hospitalization; allowing insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health
maintenance organizations to use managed care in delivering services under this
Act; requiring certain inpatient, outpatient, and partial hospitalization benefits
under certain terms and conditions in certain contracts; defining certain terms;
repealing certain statutory termination provisions; providing for the construction
and application of this Act; providing for a delayed effective date for certain parts
of this Act; making this Act an emergency measure; and generally relating to health
insurance coverage for drug abuse, alcohol abuse, and certain mental illness mental
illness, emotional disorders, drug abuse, and alcohol abuse.

BY repealing

Article 48A - Insurance Code

Section 354A(d), 354D, 354J, 470E, 477E, 477M, 490F, and 490V

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1991 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

BY repealing

Article - Health - General

Section 19-703(f)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1990 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 48A - Insurance Code

Section 490V

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1991 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Health - General

Section 19-703.1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1990 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 843 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1986, as amended by Chapter
552 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1989, as amended by Chapter 300
of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1991, as amended by Chapter 585 of
the Acts of the General Assembly of 1992

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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: