An Act To Add a Member to the Advisory Council on Health Systems Development .
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1071
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: HOBBINS, AUSTIN, BUTTERFIELD, MILLER, MORRISON, PENDLETON, RANKIN, SAVIELLO, TRINWARD
Amends: 2 MRSA §104

Legislative Document 
No. 1071 
H.P.738 
House of Representatives, March 17,2009 
An Act To Add a Member to the Advisory Council on Health 
Systems Development 
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Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
Prese11ted by Representative BOLAND of Sanford. 
Cosponsored by Senator HOBBINS of York and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: AUSTIN of Gray, BUTTERFIELD of Bangor, MILLER of Somerville, 
MORRISON of South POliland, PENDLETON of Scarborough, RANKIN of Hiram, 
SAVIELLO of Wilton, TRINWARD of Waterville. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 2 MRSA §104, sub-§l-A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 441, §1, is amended 
to read: 
I-A. 
Appointment; composition. 
The Advisory Council on Health Systems 
Development, established in Title 5, section 12004-1, subsection 3l-A and referred to in 
this section as "the council," consists of +9 20 members appointed pursuant to this 
subsection. 
A. 
The Governor shall appoint M .u members with the approval of the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human 
services matters: 
(1) 
Two individuals with expertise in health care deHvery, one of whom 
represents hospitals; 
(2) One individual with expertise in long-term care; 
(3) One individual with expertise in mental health; 
(4) One individual with expertise in public health care financing; 
(5) One individual with expertise in private health care financing; 
(6) One individual with expertise in health care quality; 
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(7) One individual with expertise in public health; 
(8) Two representatives of consumers; 
(9) One individual.with expertise in the insurance industry; 
(10) Two individuals with expertise in business, one representing a business or 
businesses with fewer than 50 employees; aHd 
(11) 
One representative of the Department of Health and Human Services, 
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention that works collaboratively with 
other organizations to improve the health of the citizens of this State;-; and 
(12) One individual with expertise in the discipline of food science .. 
Prior to making appointments to the council, the Governor 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 quality and public health. 
B. Five members of the council must be members of the Legislature who serve on 
, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and 
human services matters or the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over insurance and financial services matters: 
(1) Two members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate, 
including one member recommended by the Senate Minority Leader; and 
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(2) Three mcmbcrs of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of 
the House, incJudilig one member recommended by the House Minority Leader. 
SUMMARY 
This bill adds an individual with expertise in the discipline of food science to the 
mel11b~rship of the Advisory Council on Health Systems Development.