PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

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(I) SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC;

(II) MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED AN AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF THE
STATE FOR ANY PURPOSE; AND

(III) IS 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. A PERSON REGULATED UNDER THIS ARTICLE OR 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. A PERSON REGULATED UNDER THIS ARTICLE OR THE
HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE.

(E) TERMS; QUALIFICATIONS; CHAIRMAN,

(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 OR
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; OR

(II) A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 9 YEARS.

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