Ch. 134

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) (i) In addition to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the
governing body of each county and, in the case of Baltimore City, the Department of
Public Safety and Correctional Services, shall set a reasonable fee not to exceed $4 for
each visit by an inmate to an institutional medical unit or noninstitutional physician,
dentist, or optometrist.

(ii) The per visit fee shall be deducted from an inmate's spending
financial account, reserve financial account, or similar account held by the Sheriff on
behalf of the inmate.

(3) The funds collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the
general fund of the county, or in the case of Baltimore City, in the General Fund of the
State.

(e) The liability for payment for medical care described under subsections (c) or
(d) of this section may not be construed as requiring payment by any person or entity,
except by a prisoner personally or through coverage or benefits described under
subsection (c) of this section.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1997.

Approved April 29, 1997.

CHAPTER 134
(Senate Bill 97)

AN ACT concerning

Maryland Health Care Access and Cost Commission - Modifications and Clarifications

FOR the purpose of delaying the implementation of the health care practitioner payment
system until a certain date; defining the term "self-employed" to include certain
incorporated individuals for the purpose of determining eligibility for the
Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan; broadening the group of
self-employed individuals or sole proprietorships that qualify as small employers for
the purposes of eligibility under the Maryland Health Insurance Reform Act under
certain circumstances; authorizing certain persons to request documentation from
certain persons for a certain purpose: providing for the effective dates of this Act;
providing for the application of this Act; providing for the repeal of certain
abrogation dates; requiring a certain study; prohibiting implementation of the
health care practitioner payment system until a certain date and under certain
circumstances; and generally relating to the Maryland Health Care Access and Cost
Commission.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 19-1501, 19-1509(a), and 19-1515

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