S.B. 492

VETOES

(B) A PENALTY MAY NOT BE ASSESSED ON THE UNDERESTIMATION OF
INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX IF:

(1)      AT LEAST 90% OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S TAXABLE INCOME IS ALSO
TAXABLE BY ANOTHER STATE; AND

(2)      THE UNDERESTIMATION IS OF THE COUNTY INCOME TAX ONLY.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1994 and shall be applicable to all tax years, beginning after December 31, 1993.

May 26, 1994

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.

President of the Senate

State House

Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed Senate Bill 492.

This bill would provide that a health care provider may charge a fee for the copying and
mailing of a medical record. The fees charged may be adjusted annually for inflation and
would not apply to x-rays.

House Bill 716, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on May 26,
1994, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate
Bill 492.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

Senate Bill No. 492

AN ACT concerning                                                                                                      

Medical Record Copies - Fees                   

FOR the purpose of authorizing a health care provider to charge a person in interest or
any other authorized person who requests a copy of a medical record a fee in an
amount up to the amount that the health care provider could charge a State facility
certain health care providers to charge a certain fee not exceeding a certain amount to
certain persons for a copy of a medical record; authorizing a hospital or a health care
provider to charge a certain fee not exceeding a certain amount certain fees for a medical
record retrieval and preparation, postage, and handling; specifying that certain fees may
be adjusted annually according to a certain index; prohibiting certain persons from
charging certain fees; specifying that x-rays are not medical records; and generally
relating to fees for copies of medical records.

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