organization shall reimburse the provider for covered services within 30 days after
receipt of all reasonable and necessary documentation.

(2) If a health maintenance organization fails to comply with the
requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection, the health maintenance
organization shall pay interest in accordance with the requirements of subsection (b)
of this section.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1999.

Approved May 13, 1999.

CHAPTER 473
(House Bill 976)

AN ACT concerning

Campaign Finance Reports - Use of Electronic Medium for Submission

FOR the purpose of specifying that certain campaign finance reports required to be
filed with the State Board of Elections be submitted on a diskette; allowing
those campaign finance reports, beginning with a certain date, to be filed with
the State Board of Elections using any electronic medium approved by the State
Board; and generally relating to the submission of campaign finance reports.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 33 - Election Code
Section 13-402(d), (e), and (f)
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1997 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

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

Article 33 - Election Code

13-402.

(d) (1) (I) Beginning with the campaign finance report due in November
1999, all campaign finance reports ALL CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS DUE BEFORE
NOVEMBER 1, 2000, AS required under § 13-401 of this subtitle which must, SHALL be
filed with the State Board shall be submitted ON A DISKETTE and maintained by the
State Board in an electronic storage format.

(II) BEGINNING WITH THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT DUE IN
NOVEMBER 2000, ALL CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS REQUIRED UNDER § 13-101 OF
THIS SUBTITLE WHICH MUST BE FILED WITH THE STATE BOARD MAY BE SUBMITTED
USING ANY ELECTRONIC MEDIUM APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD.