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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="13-203" title_number="13" title_name="Miscellaneous Health Care Programs" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Advisory Council on Health and Wellness">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Advisory Council consists of voting members appointed by the Secretary.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The following members shall serve without term limits:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State Superintendent of Schools, or the State Superintendent’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Secretary of Aging, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Secretary of Disabilities, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>A representative of the Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>A representative of the Maryland Association of County Health Officers; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>The Executive Director of the Maryland Commission for Women, or the Executive Director’s designee.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The following members are subject to term limits:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>One representative of the American Heart Association Mid–Atlantic, Inc., nominated by the Executive Director of the Association;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>One representative of the Arthritis Foundation, Mid–Atlantic Region, Maryland, nominated by the Executive Director of the Foundation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>One representative of the American Diabetes Association, Maryland Chapter, nominated by the Executive Director of the Association;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>One representative of Johns Hopkins Medicine, nominated by the Chief Executive Officer of Johns Hopkins Medicine;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>One representative of MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society, nominated by the Executive Director of MedChi;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>One representative of the University of Maryland Medical Center and University of Maryland School of Medicine, nominated by the Chief Executive Officer of the Medical Center and the Dean of the School of Medicine;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>One representative of the Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, nominated by the Executive Director of the Chapter;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>One representative of the Maryland Nurses Association, nominated by the Executive Director of the Association;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>One representative of the Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, nominated by the President of the Academy;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>One representative of the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, nominated by the President of the Chapter;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>One representative with expertise in perimenopausal, menopausal, and postmenopausal evaluation and treatment; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>Seventeen members of the public, who may include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Individuals with a chronic disease or family members of an individual with a chronic disease;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Licensed health care providers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Individuals with a physical fitness background;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Employers or representatives of the business sector;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Representatives of health insurers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Representatives of community–based organizations; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>Individuals with expressed interest in health and wellness.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This subsection applies to members who are subject to term limits.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The term of a member is 4 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Advisory Council on October 1, 2017.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A member may serve two consecutive full terms.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>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.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>A member who serves two consecutive full 4–year terms may not be reappointed for 4 years after the completion of those terms.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>If a vacancy occurs, the Secretary promptly shall appoint a successor.</text>
  </level>
</section>
