An Act To Remove the Treasurer of State from the Maine Vaccine Board
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1066, sub-§3, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 595, §2, is amended to read:
(1) The commissioner shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member.
(2) The Treasurer of State shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member.
(3) The Governor shall appoint 8 members, as follows:
(a) Three representatives of health insurance carriers, appointed from a list of nominees submitted by a statewide association of health insurance carriers;
(b) Three representatives of providers in the State, appointed from lists of nominees submitted by statewide associations of providers, including associations of primary care providers, allopathic and osteopathic physicians, nurse practitioners and persons with expertise in public health;
(c) A representative of employers that self-insure for health coverage, appointed from lists of nominees submitted by statewide associations of employers; and
(d) A representative of the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, appointed from a list of nominees submitted by a statewide association of pharmaceutical manufacturers.
summary
This bill removes the Treasurer of State as a member of the Maine Vaccine Board.