PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 236

CHAPTER 236
(House Bill 428)

AN ACT concerning

Health Care Access and Cost Commission - Sunset Review

FOR the purpose of requiring, subject to a certain exception, an evaluation to be made of
the Health Care Access and Cost Commission and the regulations that relate to the
Commission by a certain date; and generally relating to the Health Care Access and
Cost Commission.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - State Government
Section 8-403(e)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - State Government

Section 8-403(p)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Government

8-403.

(e) On or before November 30 of the 2nd year before the evaluation date of a
governmental activity or unit, the Legislative Policy Committee may waive as unnecessary
the evaluation required under this section.

(P) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION,
ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2003 2002, AN EVALUATION SHALL BE MADE OF THE HEALTH
CARE ACCESS AND COST COMMISSION AND THE REGULATIONS THAT RELATE TO
THE HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND COST COMMISSION.

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

Approved April 29, 1997.

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