Membership

The legislation defines that the Board must have nineteen (19) voting members including two ex-officio members:

• The County Health Officer or designee;
• The DHHS Chief of Behavioral Health Services or designee.
  Members who should be appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by the County Council include:
• Two representatives of community health providers that participate in the Program;
• One representative of hospitals that participate in the Program;
• The chair of the Board of Directors or designee of the entity that contract with the Department to administer the distribution of funds for the delivery of Program services;
• Five members of the public;
• Four individuals who have knowledge of and experience with issues relating to health care for the uninsured
• One representative of the Commission on Health;
• One representative of the County Medical Society; and
• Two current or fomer recipients of services (Consumer Representatives)