C. All appointments must be completed by May 1, 1996.

Sec. 2. Deadline for appointing pharmacist member to Board of Directors of the Maine Health Data Organization. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 8703, subsection 2, paragraph C, the pharmacist member of the Board of Directors of the Maine Health Data Organization appointed pursuant to this Act must be appointed no later than 60 days after the effective date of this Act.

Sec. 3. Department of Human Services to include pharmacist on Medicaid Advisory Committee. The Department of Human Services shall include in the membership of the Medicaid Advisory Committee a pharmacist member who is both registered and practicing in the State. The department shall report back on this change to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services no later than January 15, 2000.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the membership of the Board of Directors of the Maine Health Data Organization to include a pharmacist member. The pharmacist must be registered in the State and also practicing pharmacy in the State to be eligible to serve as a member on the board. The bill also directs the Department of Human Services to include a pharmacist member on the Medicaid Advisory Committee. The Department of Human Services shall report back on this change to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services no later than January 15, 2000.