Magruder Passano, Jr., 1994; Betsy D. Simon,
M.S., C.H.E.S., 1994.

Edna Amador, Executive Director

4201 Patterson Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215-2299 764-4795

The Commission originated as the Commission
on High Blood Pressure in 1976 (Chapter 792,
Acts of 1976). It became the State Commission on
High Blood Pressure and Related Cardiovascular
Risk Factors in 1986 (Chapter 486, Acts of 1986).
The Commission establishes guidelines to manage
and treat high blood pressure and related cardiovas-
cular risk factors. The Commission also develops
and promotes educational programs to prevent and
treat these conditions.
The Commission's sixteen members are ap-
pointed by the Governor for terms of four years.
Ten members are chosen from lists of qualified
individuals submitted by the American Heart As-
sociation—Maryland Affiliate; the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland; the
Maryland Conference of Health Officers; the
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; the
Maryland Hospital Association; the Maryland Nur-
ses Association; the Monumental City Medical
Society; the University of Maryland Hospital and
School of Medicine; The Johns Hopkins Medical
Institutions; and the State Health Resources Plan-
ning Commission. Consumer members are ap-
pointed with Senate advice and consent (Code
Health—General Article, sees. 13-201 through 13-
206).

STATE COMMISSION ON KIDNEY DISEASE
Bayinnah Shabbaz, M.D., Chairperson, 1994

Appointed by Governor: Irwin Wolksrein, 1990; Ray
C. Brown, 1991; Philip M. Jos, 1991; John
Josselson, M.D., 1992; Mark P. Rubin, M.D.,
1992; Andrew Whelton, M.D., 1992; James F.
Burdick, M.D., 1993; Linda A. Cameron, 1993;
Mary B. Kuhn, R.N., 1994, two vacancies.

Eva Schwartz, Executive Director

4201 Patterson Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215-2299 764-4799

The State Commission on Kidney Disease was
created in 1971 (Chapter 492, Acts of 1971). The
Commission oversees a program of State assistance
throughout Maryland for persons with chronic
renal disease.
The Commission gathers and disseminates in-
formation on the treatment of chronic renal disease
in the Stare. It also sets physical and medical stand-
ards for the operation of dialysis and renal
transplantation centers and sets standards for the
acceptance of a patient into the treatment phase of
such programs. Patients accepted for treatment are

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eligible for State medical assistance. For the public
and providers of health services, the Commission
also institutes and supervises educational programs
on kidney disease and its treatment and prevention.
The Commission consists of twelve members
appointed to four-year terms by the Governor. Four
members are lay persons to the field of medicine,
one represents the medical insurance industry, and
three are appointed at the Governor's discretion.
The remaining four members are appointed by the
Governor from lists of names submitted respective-
ly by the Kidney Foundation of Maryland, the
medical faculties of the University of Maryland and
The Johns Hopkins University, and the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland. The
Commission appoints the executive director (Code
Health—General Article, sees. 13-301 through 13-
307).

STATE BOARD OF MORTICIANS
Robert T. Foard, Jr., President, 1994

Appointed by Governor with advice of Secretary of
Health & Mental Hygiene and Senate advice <&r
consent: Robert C. Adams, Sr., 1991; Richard A.
Coleman, 1991; Erich W. March, 1991; Hilary L.
Stallings, 1991; Gerald C. Bounds, 1993; Bernard
A. Dabrowski, Jr., 1993; Stanley T. Levinson,
1993; Debra E. Aronson, 1994; Diana G. Samuels,
1994; one vacancy.

Florence Sandier, Administrator

4201 Patterson Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215-2299 764-4792

The State Board of Morticians was established
as the State Board of Undertakers in 1902 (Chapter
160, Acts of 1902). In 1937, it was renamed the
State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers.
The Board received its present name in 1981
(Chapter 8, Acts of 1981).
Every funeral director and mortician in the Scare
must register with and procure a license from the
Board. The Board sets the standards for the practice
of mortuary science in the Scare and examines ap-
plicants for licensure. The Board renews licenses
every two years and has the power to suspend or
revoke any license. The Board makes regulations for
the enforcement of laws regarding funeral directing
and mortuary science.
Upon recommendation of the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene and with Senate con-
sent, the Governor appoints the Board's twelve
members to four-year terms. Eight members are
practicing licensed morticians or funeral directors,
and four members are consumers who have no
training or substantial financial interest in the
profession. Authorization for the Board continues
until July 1, 2002 (Code Health Occupations Ar-
ticle, sees. 6-101 through 6-602).