600 /Executive Commissions

TASK FORCE ON EATING DISORDERS

David M. Roth, Ph.D., Chairperson

c/o Sheppard-Pratt Hospital
6501 North Charles St.
Towson, MD 21204 (410) 938-3000, ext. 4219

The Task Force reported to the Governor in Sep-
tember 1989 and held its last meeting in 1990.

GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON EFFICIENCY
& ECONOMY IN STATE GOVERNMENT

J. Henry Butta, Chairperson

Appointed by Governor (who named chair): J. Glenn
Beall, Jr.; George L. Bunting, Jr.; David Falk; John
L. Green; Donald P. Hutchinson; Charles R.
Jenkins, Sr.; Edward T. Lewis, Ph.D.; Robert J.
Mulligan; Marion W. Pines; Henry A. Rosenberg,
Jr.; Walter Sondheim, Jr.

Staff: Joseph Adler

c/o Dept. of Personnel
301 West Preston St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 225-4717

The Governor's Commission on Efficiency and
Economy in State Government was created by the
Governor in September 1991 (Executive Order
01.01.1991.29). The Commission reviewed State
programs and operations to recommend the elimi-
nation or reduction of programs which the State
should no longer finance. Management practices in
State agencies also were examined by the Commis-
sion in order to recommend methods that stream-
line decision-making and improve operational
efficiency. In addition, the Commission analyzed
staffing patterns of State agencies and recom-
mended the elimination of any wasteful practices or
duplicate services.

The Commission submitted to the Governor a pre-
liminary report in December 1991, an interim re-
port in April 1992, and a final report in January
1993. The Governor endorsed the Commission's
suggestions. Recommendations requiring no statu-
tory change were adopted by administrative action.
In response to the Commission report, the General
Assembly enacted fourteen bills in 1992, and six
bills in 1993.

TASK FORCE TO REVIEW & EVALUATE THE
DELIVERY SYSTEM OF SERVICES TO THE
ELDERLY

Roger C. Lipitz, Chairperson

Appointed by the Governor (who named chair): Jane
Avery Fiscus, M.D.; Pearl S. German, Sc.D.; William
J. Kinnard, Jr., Ph.D.; Alan C. Lovell; Richard E.
Paulman, Ed.D.; Bishop Monroe Saunders, Sr.; Sue
F. Ward; Laura B. Wilson, Ph.D.

Appointed by Senate President: Idamae Garrott
Appointed by House Speaker: Leonard H. Teitelbaum
Contact: Jane Wesseley

c/o Division of Aging Services
Medical Care Policy Admin.
Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 225-6764

In October 1990, the Task Force to Review and
Evaluate the Delivery System of Services to the
Elderly was created by the Governor. The Task
Force was to recommend an organizational struc-
ture that would enable the State to meet the needs
of elderly citizens. The Task Force considered the
roles, responsibilities, and relationships of State and
local agencies that serve the elderly; structures to
ensure effective planning, budgeting, and coordinating
of services at the State and local levels; and respon-
sibilities, structure, and organizational placement of
the Office on Aging within State government.

The Task Force reported to the Governor by letter
of January 31,1991.

GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Chairperson: James A. D'Orta, M.D.
Vice-Chairperson: Nelson J. Sabatini, Secretary of
Health & Mental Hygiene

Appointed by Governor (who named chair &
vice-chair): Willie C. Blair, M.D.; Benjamin L.
Brown; A. Samuel Cook, Esq.; J. P. Blase Cooke;
William J. Fleshman; Francis X. Kelly, Jr.; Kimball
I. Maull, M.D.; Carole Ann Mays, R.N.; Allen L.
Schwait, Esq.; J. Andrew Sumner, M.D.

Ex officio: Charles L. Benton, Jr., Secretary of
Budget & Fiscal Planning; Col. Larry W. Tolliver,
Superintendent, Maryland State Police.

Nonvoting adjunct members appointed by Governor:
Donald R. Howell; Lawrence A. LaMotte; Horace
W. Murphy; C. A. (Dutch) Ruppersberger III.

c/o Office of the Secretary
Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 225-6505

The Governor's Commission on Emergency Medi-
cal Services was formed in July 1992 by the Gover-
nor (Executive Order 01.01.1992.16). The
Commission's charge was to recommend a govern-
ing structure for Maryland's emergency medical
system and the best way to use and deliver emer-
gency medical services. In the assignment of pa-
tients to hospitals, the Commission defined the
roles of the chief executive officer of the University
of Maryland Medical Systems Hospital and the
director of the Maryland Institute of Emergency
Medical Services Systems.

The Commission submitted its report in December
1992. Based on Commission recommendations,
House Bill 1222 was enacted by the General As-
sembly in 1993 (Chapter 592, Acts of 1993).