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Four members must be Legislators. Two of those members must be | appointed by the President of the Senate, one from each of the 2 | political parties having the largest number of members in the | Senate, and 2 must be appointed by the Speaker of the House of | Representatives, one from each of the 2 political parties having | the largest number of members in the House. |
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| Sixteen representatives of the public must be appointed as | follows: 8 members by the Governor, 4 members by the President | of the Senate and 4 members by the Speaker of the House of | Representatives. |
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| The appointing authorities shall notify the Executive Director of | the Legislative Council upon making their appointments. All | appointments must be made within 30 days of the effective date of | this Part. Within the following 30 days, the appointments must | be reviewed and approved by a joint committee consisting of the | members of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having | jurisdiction over insurance and financial services matters and | the joint standing committee of the Legislature having | jurisdiction over health and human services matters and must be | confirmed by the Legislature. |
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| The public members must represent statewide organizations from | the following groups: consumers, uninsured persons, providers of | maternal and child health services, Medicaid recipients, persons | with disabilities, persons who are elderly, organized labor, | allopathic and osteopathic physicians, nurses and allied health | care professionals, organized delivery systems, hospitals, | community health centers, the family planning system and the | business community, including a representative of small business. |
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| When appointment of all members of the committee is completed, | the chair of the Legislative Council shall call the committee | together for its first meeting. The first meeting must be held | within 90 days of the effective date of this Part. The members | of the committee shall elect a chair from among the members. |
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| | 3. Responsibilities. The committee shall hold public | hearings, solicit public comments and advise the Maine Health | Care Council for the purposes of planning the transition to the | Maine Health Care Plan and recommending legislative changes to | accomplish the purposes of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, | chapter 106. |
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| | 4. Staffing and funding. The Maine Health Care Council shall | provide staffing and funding for the committee. |
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