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LR 241
Item 1

 
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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
4. Staffing and funding. The Maine Health Care Council shall
provide staffing and funding for the committee.


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