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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="13-5103" effective_note="EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTER 190 OF 2026" title_number="13" title_name="Miscellaneous Health Care Programs" subtitle_number="51" subtitle_name="Commission on Public Health">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Commission consists of the following members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>One member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>One member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Secretary of Budget and Management, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Secretary of Information Technology, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The Deputy Secretary for Public Health, or the Deputy Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>The Deputy Secretary for Operations, or the Deputy Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>The Chief Executive Officer of the Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients (CRISP), or the Chief Executive Officer’s designee; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>The following members, appointed by the Governor:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Three local health officers of whom:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>One shall be from a rural jurisdiction;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>One shall be from a suburban jurisdiction; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>One shall be from an urban jurisdiction;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Two representatives from State academic institutions with expertise in public health systems; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A faculty member from a public health program at a historically Black college or university.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Governor may appoint not more than two members of the public with experience in public health as additional members of the Commission.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commission may establish workgroups at the discretion of the Commission.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The chair of the Commission may appoint members of the public to a workgroup.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>To the extent practicable and consistent with federal and State law, the membership of the Commission and workgroups established under this section shall reflect the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity of the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection and except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Commission shall select a chair and a vice chair from among its members.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>To qualify to serve as chair of the Commission, the member must agree to provide staff for the Commission on selection as chair.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The members of the Commission may not select as chair a member listed in subsection (a)(3), (4), (5), or (6) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A member of the Commission:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>May not receive compensation as a member of the Commission; but</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
