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H.B. 138 VETOES
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BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 19-103 and 19-134
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement)
BY repealing
Article - Health - General
Section 19-136
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement)
BY renumbering
Article - Health - General
Section 19-137 through 19-139, respectively
to be Section 19-136 through 19-138, respectively
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Health - General
19-103.
(a) There is a Maryland Health Care Commission.
(b) The Commission is an independent commission that functions in the
Department.
(c) The purpose of the Commission is to:
(1) Develop health care cost containment strategies to help provide
access to appropriate quality health care services for all Marylanders, after
consulting with the Health Services Cost Review Commission;
(2) Promote the development of a health regulatory system that
provides, for all Marylanders, financial and geographic access to quality health care
services at a reasonable cost by:
(i) Advocating policies and systems to promote the efficient
delivery of and improved access to health care services; AND
(ii) Enhancing the strengths of the current health care service
delivery and regulatory system;
(3) Facilitate the public disclosure of medical claims data for the
development of public policy;
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