PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 577

(i) Alter the priority of the lien of the mortgage or deed of trust;

(ii) Materially impair or affect the unit as collateral; or

(iii) Materially impair or affect the right of the holder of the mortgage
or deed of trust to exercise any rights under the mortgage, deed of trust, or applicable
law.

[(4)] (5) Each particular set forth in subsection (b) of this section shall be
expressed in the bylaws as amended. An amendment UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS
SUBSECTION shall be entitled to be recorded if accompanied by a certificate of the
person specified in the bylaws to count votes at the meeting of the council of unit owners
that the amendment was approved by unit owners having the required percentage of the
votes and shall be effective on recordation. This certificate shall be conclusive evidence of
approval.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if any provision of this
Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason
in a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or any
other application of this Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and for this purpose the provisions of this Act are declared severable.

SECTION 3 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 1995.

Approved May 25, 1995.

CHAPTER 577
(House Bill 961)

AN ACT concerning

Health Care Cost Containment - Uniform Forms

FOR the purpose of requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt by
regulation a uniform treatment plan form for utilization review of services for the
treatment of a mental illness, emotional disorder, or a drug abuse or alcohol abuse
disorder; requiring the uniform treatment plan form to adequately protect the
confidentiality of patients and meet certain other requirements; requiring a private
review agent that requires a health care provider to submit a treatment plan to
accept the uniform treatment plan form as a properly submitted treatment plan
form and prohibiting the private review agent from imposing any requirement to
modify the form or submit additional information; requiring health care providers to
properly complete the uniform treatment plan form; specifying that if a health
insurance policy issued by an insurer or nonprofit health service plan or a contract
between a health maintenance organization and its subscribers or group of
subscribers contains a nonduplication provision or a provision to coordinate the
coverage with other insurance policies or contracts the insurer, nonprofit health
service plan, or health maintenance organization shall accept the uniform

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