HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(II) SUBMIT TO THE SECRETARY ITS COMMENTS
ON THE PROPOSED PROGRAM AND BUDGETARY PRIORITIES IN
SUFFICIENT TIME FOR THE SECRETARY TO CONSIDER THE COMMENTS
PRIOR TO THIS SUBMISSION TO THE GOVERNOR.

19-108.

(A) EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE
POWER OF THE SECRETARY OVER PLANS, PROPOSALS, AND PROJECTS
OF UNITS IN THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE POWER TO
DISAPPROVE OR MODIFY ANY REGULATION, DECISION, OR
DETERMINATION THAT THE COMMISSION MAKES UNDER AUTHORITY
SPECIFICALLY DELEGATED BY LAW TO THE COMMISSION.

(B) THE POWER OF THE SECRETARY TO TRANSFER BY RULE,
REGULATION, OR WRITTEN DIRECTIVE, ANY STAFF, FUNCTIONS, OR
FUNDS OF UNITS IN THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY
STAFF, FUNCTION, OR FUNDS OF THE COMMISSION.

19-109.

IN ADDITION TO THE DUTIES SET FORTH ELSEWHERE IN PART I
OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE GOVERNOR SHALL DIRECT, AS NECESSARY, A
STATE OFFICER OR AGENCY TO COOPERATE IN CARRYING OUT THE
FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.

19-110.

(A) IN ACCORDANCE WITH CRITERIA THAT THE COMMISSION
SETS, THE GOVERNOR SHALL DESIGNATE HEALTH SERVICE AREAS IN
THIS STATE.

(B) AFTER A 1 YEAR PERIOD, THE GOVERNOR MAY REVIEW OR
REVISE THE BOUNDARIES OF A HEALTH SERVICE AREA OR INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF HEALTH SERVICE AREAS, ON THE GOVERNOR'S
INITIATIVE, AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION, AT THE REQUEST
OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OR AT THE REQUEST OF A LOCAL HEALTH
PLANNING AGENCY. REVISIONS TO BOUNDARIES OF HEALTH SERVICE
AREAS SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA
ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE
LEGISLATURE.

(C) WITHIN 45 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE STATE HEALTH PLAN
OR A CHANGE IN THE STATE HEALTH PLAN, THE PLAN BECOMES
EFFECTIVE UNLESS THE GOVERNOR NOTIFIES THE COMMISSION OF HIS
INTENT TO MODIFY OR REVISE THE STATE HEALTH PLAN ADOPTED BY
THE COMMISSION.

19-111.

(A) THE COMMISSION SHALL DESIGNATE, FOR EACH HEALTH
SERVICE AREA, NOT MORE THAN 1 LOCAL HEALTH PLANNING AGENCY.
LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCIES SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE
LOCAL HEALTH PLANNING AGENCY FOR A ONE-YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING
OCTOBER 1, 1982, PROVIDED THAT THE LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

AGENCY HAS: