| | | 2.__Terms of office.__The Governor, the President of the | | Senate and the Speaker of the House shall each designate one | | initial appointment as a 2-year appointment.__All other | | appointments are for 3 years. |
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| | | 3.__Appointments.__All appointments must be made no later | | than 30 days following the effective date of this section.__ | | The appointing authorities shall notify the Executive Director | | of the Legislative Council upon making their appointments.__ | | When the appointment of all members is complete, the chair of | | the Legislative Council shall call and convene the first | | meeting of the commission no later than September 1, 2003.__ | | All commission members serve until their replacements have | | been appointed, including members serving by virtue of their | | service as Legislators. |
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| | | 4.__Duties.__The commission shall perform the following | | duties: |
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| | | A.__After consideration of the state health plan adopted | | by the department pursuant to section 253 and any plans | | adopted by state agencies, and after consultation and | | collaboration with those agencies, providers and consumers | | of health care services and persons interested in the | | future of health care, develop a statewide comprehensive | | health care plan; |
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| | | B.__Maintain the statewide comprehensive health care plan | | developed in paragraph A, integrating new information and | | data from sources within the State and outside of the | | State; and |
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| | | C.__Provide information regarding the health planning | | process to the public, including the data and policy | | considerations reviewed and debated by the commission in | | the development of the statewide comprehensive health care | | plan. |
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| | | 5.__Staff assistance.__The commission may request staffing | | assistance from the Legislative Council. |
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| | | 6.__Reimbursement.__Commission members who are Legislators | | are entitled to receive the legislative per diem, as defined | | in Title 3, section 2, for each day's attendance at meetings | | of the commission.__All members of the commission are entitled | | to reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses, upon | | application to the Legislative Council.__The Executive | | Director of the Legislative Council shall administer the | | commission's budget. |
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| | | 7.__Report.__By November 15th of each odd-numbered year | | beginning in 2003, the commission shall submit its report with |
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