HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               1291

(5)  Elect officers and appoint agents, define
their duties, and set their compensation;

(6)  Adopt and carry out an employee benefit
plan;

(7)  Adopt bylaws to conduct its affairs;

(8)  Use the help of any person or public agency
to carry out the plans and policies of the health systems
agency; and

(9)  Do any other thing necessary to carry out
health planning and health care informational services in
the health service area.

(d) Miscellaneous duties.

(1)  In addition to the duties set forth
elsewhere in Part I of this subtitle or in the Federal Act,
each health systems agency created under this section shall
submit annually to the governing body of each county in the
health service area a report on the activities of the health
systems agency.

(2)  The report shall include an account of the
funds, property, and expenses of the health systems agency
in the preceding year.]

[19-111.

As soon as possible, each health systems agency shall
submit to the Secretary comments on the program and
budgetary priorities proposed in the Department's 5-year
plan.]

[19-112.

(a)  "Health care service" defined.

In this section, "health care service" means any
clinically related patient service.

(b)  In general.

A person shall have a certificate of need issued by the

State agency before the person develops, operates, or

participates in any of the following health care projects

for which a certificate of need is required under this
section.

(c)  New facility.

A certificate of need is required before a new health
care facility is built, developed, or established.