An Act To Include a Representative of Mental Health Providers on the Board of Directors of the Maine Health Data Organization
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0421
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: LA VERRIERE-BOUCHER, BRENNAN, BRANNIGAN, CANAVAN, LEMOINE, PINGREE, SHERMAN, SUKEFORTH, WALCOTT
Amends: 22 MRSA §8703

12lst MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 421 
H.P.329 
House of Representatives, February 4, 2003 
An Act To Include a Representative of Mental Health Providers on 
the Board of Directors of the Maine Health Data Organization 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative LA VERRIERE-BOUCHER of Biddeford. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRENNAN of Cumberland and 
Representatives: BRANNIGAN of Portland, CANAVAN of Waterville, LEMOINE of Old 
Orchard Beach, McLAUGHLIN of Cape Elizabeth, PINGREE of North Haven, SHERMAN of 
Hodgdon, SUKEFORTH of Union, WALCOTT of Lewiston. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec.t. 22 MRSA §8703, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 457, 
§5, is further amended to read: 
2. 
Board of directors. 
supervision of a 
board of 
voting members. 
The organization operates under the 
directors, which consists of 
6G n 
A. 
The 
Governor 
shall 
appoint 
board 
members 
ln 
accordance with the following requirements. 
Appointments by 
the Governor are not subject to review or confirmation. 
(1) 
Four members must represent consumers. 
For the 
purposes of this section, "consumer" means a person who 
is not affiliated with or 
employed 
by 
a 
3rd-party 
payor, a provider or an association representing those 
providers or those 3rd-party payors. 
(2) 
Three 
members 
must 
represent 
employers. 
One 
member must be chosen from a list provided by a health 
management coalition in this State. 
(3) 
Two members must represent 3rd-party payors. 
(4) 
Niae Ten members must represent providers. 
Two 
provider members must represent hospitals chosen from a 
list of at least 
current hospital representatives 
provided 
by 
the 
Maine 
Hospital 
Association. 
TvTO 
provider members must be physicians or representatives 
of physicians chosen from a list of at least 5 nominees 
provided jointly by the Maine Medical Association and 
the 
Maine 
Osteopathic 
Association. 
One 
provider 
member 
must 
be 
a 
chiropractor 
chosen 
from 
a 
list 
provided by a statewide chiropractic association. 
One 
provider member must be a representative, chosen from a 
list provided by the Maine Ambulatory Care Coalition, 
of a federally qualified health center. 
One provider 
member must be a pharmacist chosen from a list provided 
by the Maine Pharmacy Association. 
One provider member 
must be a representative, chosen from a list provided 
by the Maine Association of Mental Health Services, of 
mental health providers. 
Two provider members must be 
representatives 
of 
other 
health 
care 
providers, 
at 
least one of whom is a current representative of a home 
health care company. 
B. 
The 
employees 
interest 
commissioner 
shall 
appoint 
members 
who 
are 
of 
the 
department 
to 
represent 
the 
State's 
in maintaining health data 
and 
to ensure 
that 
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information collected is available for determining public 
health policy. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires that a representative of mental health 
providers be appointed to the Board of Directors of the Maine 
Health Data Organization.