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Ch. 153
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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2. promote the purposes stated in § 11-201(a) of this subtitle;
(xiii) St. Mary's College of Maryland;
(xiv) the Department of Business and Economic Development, for
negotiating and entering into private sector cooperative marketing projects that
directly enhance promotion of Maryland and the tourism industry where there will be
a private sector contribution to the project if not less than 50% of the total cost of the
project, if the project is reviewed by the Attorney General and approved by the
Secretary of Business and Economic Development or the Secretary's designee;
(xv) the Forvm for Rural Maryland; [and]
(xvi) the Maryland State Lottery Agency, for negotiating and
entering into private sector cooperative marketing projects that directly enhance
promotion of the Maryland State Lottery and its products, if the cooperative
marketing project:
1. provides a substantive promotional or marketing value
that the lottery determines acceptable in exchange for advertising or other
promotional activities provided by the lottery;
2. does not involve the advertising or other promotion of
alcohol or tobacco products; and
3. is reviewed by the Attorney General and approved by the
Maryland Lottery Director or the Director's designee; AND
(XVII) THE MARYLAND HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN ESTABLISHED
UNDER TITLE 14, SUBTITLE 5 OF THE INSURANCE ARTICLE.
Chapter 565 of the Acts of 2000, as amended by Chapters 134 and 135 of the
Acts of 2001
[SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Health Services
Cost Review Commission may not take steps to eliminate or adjust the differential in
hospital rates provided to carriers that provide a substantial, available, and
affordable product in the nongroup market, under § 15-606 of the Insurance Article
and the regulations of the Commission, as those rates were in effect on January 1,
2000 until the later of the termination of the Short-Term Prescription Drug Subsidy
Plan created under Title 15, Subtitle 6 of the Health - General Article or the end of
June 30, 2003.]
Chapter 134 of the Acts of 2001
SECTION 12. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That [Sections 3 and 4]
SECTION 3 of this Act shall take effect July 1, 2001. On the earlier of the end of June
30, 2003[, or the availability of comparable prescription drug benefits provided by
Medicare under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended], with no further
action required by the General Assembly, [Sections 3 and 4] SECTION 3 of this Act
shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. [If comparable prescription drug
benefits are provided by Medicare under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the
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