Ch. 352                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

$250,000 in State funds, of the effectiveness of the Family Investment Program created by this
Act. The outside evaluation shall conform with any evaluation requirements under a federal
waiver. The Department may seek other sources of funds to carry out the provisions of this
section.

SECTION 16. 21. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 5 of this Act
shall take effect October 1, 1996 July 1, 1997. It is the intent of the General Assembly that
the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation begin implementation of Section 5 of this
Act, as soon as the requirements of Section 16 of this Act are met

SECTION 22. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That provisions of §§ 16-203 and
16-208 of the Transportation Article, as enacted by Section 6 of this Act, and provisions of §§
10-101 and 10-119 of the Family Law Article, as enacted by Section 4 of this Act, shall take
effect October 1, 1996

SECTION 9. 17.23. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the
provisions of Section 7 Sections 9 and 16 9, 21, and 22 of this Act, this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1996.

Approved May 14, 1996.

CHAPTER 352
(Senate Bill 750)

AN ACT concerning

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organizations

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to
provide guaranteed eligibility in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program for a
certain period under certain circumstances; authorizing the Department to require
Program recipients to enroll in managed care organizations; authorizing the
Department to prohibit prohibiting, under certain circumstances, managed care
organizations from enrolling Program recipients; establishing certain requirements
for managed care organizations participating in the Program; authorizing requiring
the Department to require assure that, under certain circumstances, managed care
organizations to include establish a certain mechanism for providers who have
historically served Program recipients; prohibiting a managed care organization
from denying or terminating participation on its provider panel under certain
circumstances; providing that certain provisions of law apply to managed care
organizations; requiring managed care organizations to meet certain requirements;
repealing certain contingency provisions; requiring certain reports and appearances;
authorizing the Department to take certain actions; requiring the Department to
take certain actions, including making capitation payments in a certain manner:
requiring school-based clinics to take certain actions and provide certain
information; requiring a certain delivery system for certain mental health care;
requiring the Health Resources Planning Commission, in consultation with the
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Health Services Cost Review

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