PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

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(1) THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF MARYLAND, EX OFFICIO OR
THE PRESIDENT'S DESIGNEE;

(2) THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES OF MARYLAND, EX
OFFICIO OR THE SPEAKER'S DESIGNEE;

(3) THE SECRETARIES OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE AND HUMAN
RESOURCES AND THE MARYLAND INSURANCE COMMISSIONER, EX OFFICIO, OR
THEIR DESIGNEES; AND

(4) FOURTEEN INDIVIDUALS INITIALLY APPOINTED BY. THE
GOVERNOR, WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, AS FOLLOWS:

(I) FOUR THREE SHALL REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE
PAYOR COMMUNITY;

(II) FOUR THREE SHALL REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE
HEALTH CARE PROVIDER COMMUNITY;

(III) TWO SHALL REPRESENT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY;

(IV) TWO SHALL REPRESENT THE LABOR COMMUNITY; AND

(V) TWO FOUR SHALL REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE
GENERAL PUBLIC AND MAY NOT HAVE ANY CONNECTION WITH THE MANAGEMENT
OR POLICY OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR PAYOR.

(C) THE GOVERNOR SHALL CONSIDER GEOGRAPHICAL BALANCE IN MAKING
APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

(D) EXCEPT FOR THE EX OFFICIO MEMBERS OR THEIR DESIGNEES:

(1) THE TERM OF A MEMBER IS 4 YEARS;

(2) THE TERMS OF MEMBERS ARE STAGGERED AS REQUIRED BY THE
TERMS PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ON OCTOBER 1, 1997;

(3) AT THE END OF A TERM, A MEMBER CONTINUES TO SERVE UNTIL A
SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES;

(4) A MEMBER WHO IS APPOINTED AFTER A TERM IS BEGUN SERVES
FOR THE REST OF THE TERM AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND
QUALIFIES; AND

(5) A MEMBER MAY SERVE NO MORE THAN TWO TERMS.

20-505.

(A) THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ELECT ONE OF THEIR MEMBERS TO
SERVE AS CHAIRMAN.

(B) THE BOARD SHALL MEET AT PLACES AND DATES TO BE DETERMINED BY
THE BOARD, BUT NOT LESS THAN TWO TIMES A YEAR.

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