WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 686

(3)     Of the two consumer members, one shall be a subscriber and one shall
be a certificate holder of the nonprofit health service plan.

(4)     Each consumer member of the board:

(i) Shall be a member of the general public;

(ii) May not be considered an agent or employee of the State of
Maryland for any purpose; and

(iii) Shall be entitled to the same rights, powers, and privileges as the
other members of the board.

(5)     A consumer member of the board may not:

(i) Be a licensee of or otherwise be subject to regulation by the
Commissioner;

(ii) Be employed by or have a financial interest in:

1.       A nonprofit health service plan or its affiliates or
subsidiaries; or

2.       Any person regulated under this article or under the Health

-  General Article; or

(iii) Within 1 year before appointment have been employed by, had a
financial interest in, or have received compensation from:

1.       A nonprofit health service plan or its affiliates or
subsidiaries; or

2.       Any person regulated under this article or under the Health

-  General Article.

(d) (1) This subsection does not apply to a board that has fewer than three
authorized members.

(2)     The term of a member is 3 years.

(3)     The terms of the members of a board shall be staggered over a 3-year
period as required by the terms provided for members of the board in the bylaws filed and
approved by the Commissioner on and after June 1, 1993.

(4)     At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is
appointed and qualifies.

(5)     A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the
rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

(6)     A member may not serve for more than:
(i) Three full terms; and

(ii) In no case more than 9 years.

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