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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor S.B. 577
(4) The Governor may, with the advice and consent of the Senate,
appoint up to three members serving on the Commission as of January 1, [2002] 2005
to serve a [third] FOURTH consecutive 3-year term beginning October 1, [2002] 2005.
13-804.
Each year, from among the members of the Commission:
(1) The Governor shall appoint a chairman; and
(2) The chairman shall appoint a vice chairman.
13-805.
(a) A quorum of the Commission is four members.
(b) The Commission shall meet at least four times a year at the times and
places that it determines.
(c) A member of the Commission:
(1) May not receive compensation for duties performed as a member of
the Commission; but
(2) Is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State
Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
(d) The Commission may employ staff and expend funds to carry out its duties
and responsibilities under this subtitle in accordance with the State budget.
13-806.
(a) The Commission shall assess:
(1) The extent and amount of uncompensated care delivered by
providers;
(2) The relationship of changes in wages paid by providers to changes in
rates paid by the Department, including the source of revenue for wages paid by
providers;
(3) The ability of providers to operate on a solvent basis in the delivery of
effective and efficient services that are in the public interest;
(4) The incentives and disincentives:
(i) Incorporated in the rate setting methodologies utilized and
proposed by the Mental Hygiene Administration and the Developmental Disabilities
Administration; and
(ii) In alternative methodologies;
(5) Measures of quality and how incentives to provide quality care can be
built into a rate setting methodology;
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