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VETOES

subject to approval by the Secretary of Budget and Fiscal
Planning as well as to review by the Committee on
Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review. The
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is also required
to review the financial condition of each patient in the
State hospitals to determine his ability to pay.

As this new law only took effect on January 1, 1976,
I see no reason at this point to superimpose upon the
existing process of rate review the procedures and
requirements of the Health Services Cost Review
Commission which is already quite busy performing its
primary function of regulating the otherwise unregulated
rates of private hospitals.

For these reasons, I have vetoed House Bill 1340.

Sincerely,
Marvin Mandel
Governor

House Bill No. 1460 - Care and Training of
Mentally Retarded

AN ACT concerning

Mental Retardation — Care and Training

FOR the purpose of providing an individualized plan of
care, including training and appropriate therapy and
recreation for certain patients , subject to
budgetary restrictions,; and requiring that the
Director of Mental Retardation issue certain
directives.

May 24, 1976.
Honorable John Hanson Briscoe
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill
1460.

This bill provides that, on March 1, 1977, every
person in a residential facility operated or licensed by