WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

H.B. 916

2. THE LICENSEE OTHERWISE CONTINUES TO MEET THE
CRITERIA FOR ISSUANCE OR TRANSFER OF A LICENSE AND WHATEVER OTHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMPOSED BY THE BOARD.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1994.

May 26, 1994

The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, 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 916.

This bill would require health insurers to either classify obstetricians and gynecologists as
primary care physicians or to allow an annual visit.

Senate Bill 483, 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 House
Bill 916.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

House Bill No. 916

AN ACT concerning

Obstetricians and Gynecologists - Primary Care Physicians —Classification

FOR the purpose of requiring certain health insurers, including health maintenance
organizations, to either classify obstetricians/gynecologists as primary care
physicians; and requiring the Board of Physician Quality Assurance- to allow a
physician who is a specialist in the medical field of obstetrics and gynecology to bo
classified as a primary care physician for a certain purpose or permit an annual visit
to a certain obstetrician/gynecologist without first requiring a visit to a primary care
provider under certain circumstances; and generally relating to
obstetricians/gynecologists.

BY adding to

Article 48A - Insurance Code

Section 490W

Annotated Code of Maryland

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