Ch. 357                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(III) THE BOARD MAY DELEGATE APPROVAL FOR THE ACTIONS
LISTED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH TO A STANDING COMMITTEE OF
THE BOARD.

(12) THE BOARD SHALL TAKE AND RETAIN COMPLETE MINUTES OF ALL
BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

[(2) The board shall appoint two additional members to serve as voting
consumer members.

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

[(4)] (14) 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 for any
purpose; and

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

[(5)] (15) 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] 3 YEARS 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) (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] 2003.

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