B.__The 3 ex officio, nonvoting members of the board are:

(1) The Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation or the commissioner's designee;

(2)__The director of the Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance or the director of a successor agency; and

(3)__The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services or the commissioner's designee.

2.__Qualifications of voting members.__Voting members of the board:

A.__Must have knowledge of and experience in one or more of the following areas:

(1)__Health care purchasing;

(2)__Health insurance;

(3)__MaineCare;

(4)__Health policy and law;

(5)__State management and budget; or

(6)__Health care financing; and

B.__Except as provided in this paragraph, may not be:

(1)__A representative or employee of an insurance carrier authorized to do business in this State;

(2)__A representative or employee of a health care provider operating in this State; or

(3) Affiliated with a health or health-related organization regulated by State Government.

A nonpracticing health care practitioner, retired or former health care administrator or retired or former employee of a health insurance carrier is not prohibited from being considered for board membership as long as that person is not currently affiliated with a health or health-related organization.