WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                          H.B. 937

(1)      CLASSIFY AN OBSTETRICIAN/GYNECOLOGIST AS A PRIMARY CARE
PHYSICIAN; OR

(2) PERMIT A WOMAN TO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL VISIT TO AN
IN-NETWORK OBSTETRICIAN/GYNECOLOGIST FOR ROUTINE GYNECOLOGICAL
CARE WITHOUT REQUIRING THE WOMAN TO FIRST VISIT A PRIMARY CARE
PROVIDER.

Article - Health - General

19-706.

(K) THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 48A, § 490W OF THE CODE SHALL APPLY TO
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.

(K) A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION SHALL:

(1) CLASSIFY AN OBSTETRICIAN/GYNECOLOGIST AS A PRIMARY CARE
PHYSICIAN; OR

(2)      PERMIT A WOMAN TO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL VISIT. TO AN
IN-NETWORK OBSTETRICIAN/GYNECOLOGIST FOR ROUTINE GYNECOLOGICAL
CARE WITHOUT REQUIRING THE WOMAN TO FIRST VISIT A PRIMARY CARE
PROVIDER.

Article—Health Occupations

14-509.

FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 48A, § 490W OF THE CODE AND § 19-706(K) OF THE

HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE, THE BOARD SHALL PERMIT A PHYSICIAN WHO IS A

SPECIALIST IN THE MEDICAL FIELD OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY TO BE
CLASSIFIED AS A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN.

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 937.

House Bill 937 would limit the amount of an initial application fee that the Child Support
Enforcement Administration (CSEA) may charge for child support collection services to
$25 (the maximum allowed under current Federal law). The bill also would prohibit
CSEA from deducting fees from child support payments to defray the costs of providing

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