(b) (1) A carrier may not in any manner assign, transfer, or subcontract a
health care provider's contract, wholly or partly, to an insurer that offers personal
injury protection coverage under § 19-505 of this article without first informing the
health care provider and obtaining the health care provider's express written consent.

(2) A carrier may not terminate, limit, or otherwise impair the contract
or employment of a health care provider with the carrier on the basis that the health
care provider refused to agree to an assignment, transfer, or subcontract of all or part
of the health care provider's contract TO AN INSURER THAT OFFERS PERSONAL
INJURY PROTECTION COVERAGE UNDER § 19-505 OF THIS ARTICLE.

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

Approved May 27, 1999.

CHAPTER 699
(Senate Bill 759)

AN ACT concerning,

Elections - Directors and Administrators of County Boards of Elections

FOR the purpose of removing exempting the election director elections administrator
of the Prince George's County Board of Elections from certain provisions of law
relating to employees of a county board of elections; prohibiting the election
director and elections administrator of a county board of elections from
participating in certain political activities; and generally relating to county
boards of elections.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 33 - Election Code
Section 2-207 and 2-301
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

2-207.

(a) (1) This section applies to each employee of a local board.
(2) This section does not apply to:

(i) Local board counsel; [or]

(ii) An election judge; OR