An Act To Strengthen Health Planning Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. I. 2 MRSA §I04, sub-§I, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. B, §l, is repealed. Sec. 2. 2 MRSA §I04, sub-§I-A is enacted to read: I-A. A;epointment: composition. The Advisory Council on Health Systems Development, established in Title 5, section 12004-1, subsection 31-A and referred to in this section as "the counciL" consists of members appointed as follows, with approval of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters: A. The Governor shall appoint 4 members as follows: (1) One individual with expertise in public health. care financing: (2) One individual with expertise in private health, care financing; Page 1-LR0592(3) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0535
Committee Amendment CA_A_S426 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A, to S.P. 175, L.D. 535, Bill, 
Act To Strengthen Health Data Information and Health Planning" 
"An 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Strengthen Health Planning' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. I. 2 MRSA §I04, sub-§I, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, 
Pt. B, §l, is repealed. 
Sec. 2. 2 MRSA §I04, sub-§I-A is enacted to read: 
I-A. 
A;epointment: 
composition. 
The Advisory Council 
on 
Health 
Systems 
Development, 
established in Title 
5, 
section 
12004-1, subsection 31-A and referred to in this section as "the 
counciL" consists of 
members 
appointed as 
follows, 
with 
approval of the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over health and human services matters: 
A. 
The Governor shall appoint 4 members as follows: 
(1) 
One individual with expertise in public health. 
care financing: 
(2) 
One individual with expertise in private health, 
care financing; 
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(3) 
One 
individual with expertise in health care 
guality; and 
(4) 
One individual with expertise in public health: 
B. 
The President of the Senate shall appoint 3 members as 
follows: 
(1) 
One 
individual with expertise in health care 
delivery; 
(2) 
One individual with expertise in long-term care: 
and 
(3) 
One representative of consumers: 
C. 
The Speaker of the House shall appoint 3 members as 
follows: 
(1) 
One 
individual with expertise in health care 
delivery: 
(2) 
One individual with expertise in mental health: and 
(3) 
One representative of consumers: and 
D. 
The Commissioner of Human Services shall appoint one 
representative of the Department of Human Services, Bureau 
of Health program that works collaboratively with other 
organizations to improve the health of the citizens of this 
State. 
Prior to making appointments 
to the council, 
the appointing 
authorities 
shall 
seek 
nominations 
from 
the 
public, 
from 
statewide 
associations 
representing hospitals, 
physicians 
and 
consumers and from individuals and organizations with expertise 
in health care delivery systems, health care financing, health 
care 
guality 
and 
public 
health, 
as 
appropriate 
to 
their 
appointments. 
Sec. 3. Effective date; status of current members. 
This Act takes 
effect September 1, 2004. 
Any individual who is serving as a 
member of the Advisory Council on Health Systems Development on 
September 1, 2004 whose appointment is affected by the provisions 
of this Act is entitled to complete the term of that member's 
appointment to the council.' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to S.P. 175, L.D. 535 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee and 
replaces the bill. 
Instead of creating the new State Health 
Planning Commission, as in the bill, the amendment changes the 
appointing authority for appointments to the existing Advisory 
Council on Health Systems Development, the council established to 
advise the Governor on the State Health Plan. Under current law, 
the Governor appoints all 11 members to the council. Under this 
amendment, appointments are divided so that the Governor appoints 
members, the President of the Senate appoints 3 members, the 
Speaker of the House appoints 3 members and the Commissioner of 
Human Services appoints the representative of the Department of 
Human Services, Bureau of Health. The amendment specifies that 
the 
changes 
in appointing authority will not affect current 
members of the council; these members are entitled to complete 
their terms on the council. 
The amendment also changes the title. 
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