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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 439
(iv) In addition to any duties imposed by federal law and regulation,
the Committee shall:
1. Advise the Secretary on the implementation, operation,
and evaluation of managed care programs under this section;
2. Review and make recommendations on the regulations
developed to implement managed care programs under this section;
3. Review and make recommendations on the standards used
in contracts between the Department and managed care organizations;
4. Review and make recommendations on the Department's
oversight of quality assurance standards;
5. Review data collected by the Department from managed
care organizations participating in the Program and data collected by the Maryland
Health Care Commission;
6. Promote the dissemination of managed care organization
performance information, including loss ratios, to enrollees in a manner that
facilitates quality comparisons and uses layman's language;
7. Assist the Department in evaluating the enrollment
process;
8. Review reports of the ombudsmen; and
9. Publish and submit an annual report to the Governor and,
subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.
(v) Except as specified in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this
paragraph, the members of the Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee shall be
appointed by the Secretary and serve for a 4-year term.
(vi) In making appointments to the Committee, the Secretary shall
provide for continuity and rotation.
(VII) IN APPOINTING CONSUMER MEMBERS TO THE COMMITTEE,
THE SECRETARY SHALL SEEK RECOMMENDATIONS FROM:
1. THE STATE PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM
ORGANIZATION;
2. THE STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL;
3. THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCIL;
4. THE DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES;
5. THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING;
6. CONSUMER ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS; AND
7. THE PUBLIC.
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