ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 462

(5) (i) The Secretary may accept all or part of a report of an approved
accrediting organization as meeting the external review requirements under this
subtitle.

(ii) Except as provided in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, a
report of an approved accrediting organization used by the Department as meeting
the external review requirements under this subtitle shall be made available to the
public on request.

(iii) The Department may not disclose and shall treat as
confidential all confidential commercial and financial information contained in a
report of an approved accrediting organization in accordance with § 10-617(d) of the
State Government Article.

(iv) The Department may inspect a facility of a health maintenance
organization to:

1.       Determine compliance with any quality requirement
established under this subtitle;

2.       Follow up on a serious problem identified by an approved
accrediting organization; or

3.       Investigate a complaint.

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

Approved May 22, 2003.

CHAPTER 462
(House Bill 1000)

AN ACT concerning

Allegany County - Paper Gaming - Regulation

FOR the purpose of establishing in Allegany County a licensing procedure for certain
profit businesses and qualified organizations to engage in paper gaming and for
persons to sell paper gaming devices to paper gaming licensees; establishing
certain licensing requirements; exempting certain organizations from a certain
licensing requirement; requiring the Board of License County Commissioners to
set certain annual fees under certain circumstances; requiring wholesale vendor
licensees to report certain information at certain times to the Board of License
Commissioners; requiring certain retail alcoholic beverages licensees to obtain
and display certain stamps; requiring the Board of License Commissioners to
ensure that a certain procedure regarding the sale of paper gaming devices is
followed; authorizing the Board to adopt certain rules and regulations;
authorizing the Board to hire certain inspectors and authorize the inspectors to

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