5.__Chair.__The council shall annually choose one of its members to serve as chair for a one-year term.

6.__Meetings.__The council shall meet at least 4 times a year at regular intervals and may meet at other times at the call of the chair or the Governor. Meetings of the council are public proceedings as provided by Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter 1.

7.__Duties.__The council shall advise the Governor in developing the plan by:

A.__Collecting and coordinating data on health systems development in this State;

B.__Synthesizing relevant research; and

C.__Conducting at least 2 public hearings on the plan and the capital investment fund each biennium.

8.__Staff support.__The Governor's office shall provide staff support to the council.__The Department of Human Services, Bureau of Health, the Maine Health Data Organization and other agencies of State Government as necessary and appropriate shall provide additional staff support or assistance to the council.

9.__Data.__The council shall solicit data and information from both the public and private sectors to help inform the council's work.

A. The following organizations shall forward data that documents key public health needs, organized by region of the State, to the council annually:

(1)__The Department of Human Services, Bureau of Health;

(2)__The Maine Center for Public Health Practice established pursuant to Title 22, section 3-D; and

(3)__A statewide public health association.

B.__Public purchasers using state or municipal funds to purchase health care services or health insurance shall, beginning January 1, 2004, submit to the council a consolidated public purchasers expenditure report outlining all funds expended in the most recently completed state fiscal year for hospital inpatient and outpatient care, physician services, prescription drugs, long- term care,