ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 220

(d) (1) In Prince George's County:

(i) A child under the age of 15 years may not stand in a roadway,
median divider, or intersection to solicit money or donations of any kind from the
occupant of a vehicle; and

(ii) An adult may not cause, encourage, allow, or petition a child
under the age of 15 years to stand in a roadway, median divider, or intersection to
solicit money or donations of any kind from the occupant of a vehicle.

(2) A child under the age of 15 years may not be found guilty or
adjudicated delinquent for a violation of paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection if an adult
caused, encouraged, allowed, or petitioned the child in violation of paragraph (1)(ii) of
this subsection.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 2003.

Approved May 13, 2003.

CHAPTER 220
(Senate Bill 224)

AN ACT concerning

Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Office-Based, Medication-Assisted

Opioid Addiction Therapy

FOR the purpose of requiring the Board of Physician Quality Assurance to establish
or designate a training and certification process program for certain physicians
on or before a certain date; requiring the Board to consult certain model
guidelines; requiring the Board to adopt certain regulations; requiring the
Board to educate physicians about certain provisions of federal law; requiring
the Board to inform physicians about the availability of a certain training and
certification process; requiring the Board to encourage certain physicians to
participate in certain therapies; requiring the Board to inform physicians about
the availability of certain training and experience; requiring the Board to offer
certain training opportunities to physicians; requiring the Board, in cooperation
with the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, to develop a certain outreach
strategy; and generally relating to the State Board of Physician Quality
Assurance.

Preamble

WHEREAS, It is estimated that more than 60,000 Marylanders are addicted to
opioid drugs such as heroin, morphine, and codeine; and

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