Ch. 48                                     1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(d)     No order of the Commissioner pursuant to this section or order of court to
enforce it shall in any way relieve or absolve any person affected by such order from any
other liability, penalty, or forfeiture under law.

(e)     Violation of any such desist order shall be deemed to be and shall be
punishable as a violation of this article.

(f)     This section shall not be deemed to affect or prevent the imposition of any
penalty provided by this article or by other law for violation of any other provision of this
subtitle, whether or not any such hearing is called or held or such desist order issued.

230B.

(A)     (1). IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(2)     "ENROLLEE" MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL OR MEMBER OF AN
ASSOCIATION OR OTHER PRIVATE GROUP ARRANGEMENT ENTITLED TO HEALTH
CARE SERVICES FROM A HEALTH NETWORK

(3)     "HEALTH CARE SERVICE" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 19-701 OF
THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE.

(4)     "HEALTH NETWORK" MEANS ANY ENTITY THAT HOLDS A
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY UNDER THIS ARTICLE OR TITLE 19, SUBTITLE 7 OF THE
HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE AND THAT IS ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE
SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS OR TO AN ENROLLED POPULATION IN A REGIONAL OR
SERVICE AREA.

(B)     A HEALTH NETWORK MAY NOT DENY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ANY
ENROLLEE ON THE BASIS OF GENDER, RACE, AGE, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR
A PROTECTED CATEGORY UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved April 9, 1996.

CHAPTER 48
(House Bill 277)

AN ACT concerning

State Information Technology Board - Membership

FOR the purpose of adding the Secretary of the Department of State Police or the
Secretary's designee as an ex officio member of the State Information Technology
Board; and generally relating to the State Information Technology Board.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

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