ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 236

Program administered by the Maryland Health Care Foundation; requiring the
Maryland Medbank Program to be administered by the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene Medbank of Maryland, Inc.; requiring the Department to
contract with certain entities to operate the Program; requiring the Department
to ensure that the Program is available to residents in certain geographic
regions of the State; requiring the Department to use certain regional offices;
requiring the Department to require certain financial reports from entities that
operate the Program; requiring the Department to release funds to certain
entities; requiring the Department to report certain information to the Governor
and General Assembly on or before a certain date each year; requiring Medbank
of Maryland, Inc. to contract with certain entities to operate the Program;
providing that the Program shall be funded entirely by the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene; requiring Medbank of Maryland, Inc. to ensure that the
Program is available to residents in certain geographic regions of the State-
repealing certain provisions relating to the use of certain regional offices and
providing that Medbank of Maryland, Inc. shall be the central coordinating
office for the State; requiring the Department to require certain financial reports
from Medbank of Maryland, Inc.; requiring Medbank of Maryland, Inc. to release
funds to certain entities; requiring the Department and Medbank of Maryland,
Inc. to report certain information to the Governor and General Assembly on or
before a certain date each year; authorizing Maryland Medbank Program funds
to be used to distribute medication to enrollees under certain circumstances;
requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill a certain
appropriation Department to request funding for a certain purpose; providing
for the termination of this Act; and generally relating to the Maryland Medbank
Program administered by the Maryland Health Care Foundation.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 15-124.2
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 134 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2001, as amended by

Chapter 153 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2002
Section 12

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 135 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2001, as amended by
Chapter 153 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2002

Section 12

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

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