Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §521, sub-§1, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 482, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:

E. Has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations are classified in severity as Class 3 or Class 4 according to standards set by the American Heart Association; or

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §521, sub-§1, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 482, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:

F. Is severely limited in the ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological or orthopedic condition.; or

Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §521, sub-§1, ¶G is enacted to read:

G.__Is recovering from childbirth.

Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §521, sub-§6, ¶A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 35, §3, is further amended to read:

A. An application for a temporary placard must be accompanied by the certificate of a physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner attesting to the applicant's physical disability as defined in subsection 1 and the period of time that the physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner determines the applicant will have the disability. A temporary placard is not valid for a period of more than 6 months. The Secretary of State must give priority consideration to requests for temporary placards.

A temporary placard issued pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph G is valid, after the birth of a child, for a period of not more than:

(1)__Three days in winter for natural child birth;

(2)__One week for a cesarean delivery; or

(3)__A time to be determined by the patient's physician for a premature birth.

Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §521, sub-§6, ¶D is enacted to read:

D.__The Secretary of State shall provide hospitals with information to be given to maternity patients, explaining the availability and procedure by which a temporary disability placard may be obtained.