(5) Two representatives of carriers that use the services of a managed
behavioral health care organization, appointed by the Secretary Health Care Access
and Cost Commission;

(6) One psychologist, appointed by the Maryland Psychological
Association;

(7) One nurse psychotherapist, appointed by the Psychiatric Advanced
Practice Nurses of Maryland;

(8) One psychiatrist, appointed by the Maryland Psychiatric Society; and

(9) One social worker, appointed by the Maryland Society for Clinical
Social Work.

(c) The Secretary and the Executive Director shall jointly chair of the Health
Care Access and Cost Commission shall serve as the Chairman of the Task Force.

(d) The Task Force shall develop measures of quality for the provision of
behavioral health care services to members or enrollees of managed behavioral health
care organizations.

(e) In developing the measures of quality, the Task Force shall consider:

(1) Discharge rates for members or enrollees who receive inpatient
in-patient mental health and substance abuse services;

(2) The average length of stay for members or enrollees who receive
inpatient in-patient mental health and substance abuse services;

(3) The percentage of enrollees receiving inpatient in-patient and
outpatient out-patient services for mental health and substance abuse;

(4) Readmission rates of members and enrollees who receive inpatient
in-patient mental health and substance abuse treatment;

(5) The level of patient satisfaction with the quality of managed
behavioral health care services received; and

(6) Any other quality measures that the Task Force deems appropriate.

(f) Subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, the The Task Force
shall report its findings to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Economic
Matters Committee by December 15, 1999.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That it is the intent of the
General Assembly that, if practicable, the Health-Care Assess and Cost Commission
indicate in the annual HMO Performance Report that an HMO has subcontracted for
managed behavioral health care services.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act applies to any
new policy, contract, certificate, or evidence of coverage under a health benefit plan
that a carrier issues or delivers in the State on or after October 1, 1999.