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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="7-12B-05" title_number="7" title_name="Developmental Disabilities Law" subtitle_number="12B" subtitle_name="Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Council shall provide advice and make recommendations to the Administration on:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Administration–operated Medicaid waiver program system design, including waiver application regulations and policies;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Service delivery and access to services;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Federal waiver assurances;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Ensuring access to Medicaid services;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Quality enhancement efforts and improvement strategies;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Communication with stakeholders, including a transparent feedback process; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Collaborative processes with stakeholders.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Council shall vote on the advice and recommendations to provide to the Administration under subsection (a) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Council shall attempt to reach consensus and all members shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If consensus cannot be reached on a particular issue, the Council may vote with a 75% agreement threshold.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A Council member may not vote on another member’s behalf.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A Council member may designate a proxy for the member.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A Council member’s proxy may vote on behalf of a member only if the proxy is attending the meeting for the member.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>A Council member’s proxy may not vote on behalf of the proxy.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
