ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 203

(6) The Department may not collect a fee for a copy of a vital record
issued to:

(i) A current or former member of the armed forces of the United

States; or

(ii) The surviving spouse or child of the member, if the copy will be
used in connection with a claim for a dependent or beneficiary of the member.

7-307.

(d) The Department shall increase the rate of reimbursement for community
services providers by an amount that:

2003:

(1)     Reduces the disparity amount to 80% on or before July 1, 2002;

(2)     Reduces the disparity amount to [60%] 62% on or before July 1,

(3)     Reduces the disparity amount to 40% on or before July 1, 2004;

(4)     Reduces the disparity amount to 20% on or before July 1, 2005; and

(5)     Eliminates the disparity amount on or before July 1, 2006.
13-1003.

(b) The purposes of the Surveillance and Evaluation Component are to:

(4) Conduct [an Annual] A BIENNIAL Tobacco Study, as provided under §
13-1004 of this title.

(e) (4) The Department may contract with an entity to conduct the Baseline
Tobacco Study and one or more [annual] BIENNIAL tobacco studies as required under
§ 13-1004 of this subtitle.

13-1004.

(a)      [Each year following the year in which the Baseline Tobacco Study is
completed] BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND IN EVERY SECOND YEAR
THEREAFTER, the Department shall conduct [an Annual] A BIENNIAL A Tobacco
Study[.

(b)     The Annual Tobacco Study:

(1)     Shall] WHICH SHALL measure the same factors that are set forth in
§ 13-1003(c) of this subtitle[;

(2)     Subject to item (3) of this subsection, shall use a methodology or
model that is consistent with the methodology or model that was used to conduct the
Baseline Tobacco Study; and

(3)     At least every other year, shall measure the factors listed in §
13-1003(c) of this subtitle using] AND USE the same methodology or model that was
used for the Baseline Tobacco Study.

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