WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 14

it can be ascertained by the
physician with a reasonable
degree of medical certainty that
the fetus is affected by genetic
defect or serious deformity or
abnormality; or where it can be
ascertained by the physician with
a reasonable degree of medical
certainty that termination of
pregnancy is medically necessary
because there is substantial risk
that continuation of the
pregnancy could have a serious
and adverse effect on the woman's
present or future physical
health; or before an abortion can
be performed on the grounds of
mental health there must be
certification in writing by the
physician or surgeon that in his
or her professional judgment
there exists medical evidence
that continuation of the
pregnancy is creating a serious
effect on the woman's present
mental health and if carried to
term there is a substantial risk
of a serious or long lasting
effect on the woman's future
mental health....................

Special Fund Appropriation.........

Federal Fund Appropriation.........

All appropriations provided for the

program Medical Assistance

Provider Reimbursements ,

32.17.01.03 are to be used only

for the purposes herein

appropriated, and there shall be
no budgetary transfer.

Furthermore, it is the intent of
the General Assembly that the
appropriations for the Medical

Assistance Provider

Reimbursements program be

expended in accordance with the
budget detail as presented to and
approved by the General Assembly.

Deviation from the budget

presentation should be solely due
to fluctuations in service cost,

605,709,153
8,935,300
475,758,685	1,090,403,138

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