3923.90 Health care coverage and quality council - creation.
3923.90 Health care coverage and quality council - creation.
(A) There is hereby created the health care coverage and quality council to advise the governor, general assembly, entities in the public and private sectors, and consumers on strategies to expand affordable health insurance coverage to more individuals and to improve the cost and quality of the state’s health insurance system and health care system.
(B) The council shall consist of the following members:
(1)The superintendent of insurance or the superintendent’s designee;
(2)The director of the executive medicaid management administration;
(3)The director of medicaid;
(4)The director of health;
(5) The benefits administrator of the office of benefits administration within the department of administrative services;
(6) Two members of the house of representatives, one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;
(7)Two members of the senate, one member appointed by the president of the senate and one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
(8)The following members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate:
(a)Two representatives of consumers of health care services;
(b)Two representatives of employers that provide health care coverage to their employees;
(c)Two representatives of medical facilities, at least one of whom is a representative of a research and academic medical center;
(d) Two individuals authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery;
(e) Two individuals or representatives of individuals authorized to practice any of the following:
(i) Dentistry under Chapter 4715. of the Revised Code; (ii) Optometry under Chapter 4725. of the Revised Code; (iii) Podiatry under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code; (iv) Chiropractic under Chapter 4734. of the Revised Code.
(f)Two representatives of companies authorized under Chapter 3923. of the Revised Code to do the business of sickness and accident insurance in this state or of health insuring corporations holding certificates of authority under Chapter 1751. of the Revised Code;
(g)Two representatives of organized labor;
(h) One representative of a nonprofit organization experienced in health care data collection and analysis;
(i) One individual with expertise in health information technology and exchange;
(j) One representative of a state retirement system;
(k) One public health professional.
(9) Other members appointed by the superintendent of insurance.
(C) Not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section, initial appointments shall be made to the council. The initial legislative members shall be appointed for terms ending three years from the date of appointment. The initial members appointed by the governor and the superintendent of insurance shall serve staggered terms of one, two, or three years, as selected by the governor or superintendent when making their respective appointments. Thereafter, terms of office for all appointed members shall be three years, with each term ending on the same day of the same month as the term it succeeds. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed, except that a legislative member ceases to be a member of the council on ceasing to be a member of the general assembly. Members may be reappointed.
Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of that term. A member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member’s term until the member’s successor takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first.
(D) The superintendent or the superintendent’s designee shall serve as chairperson of the council. The council shall meet at the call of the chair. A majority of the members of the council constitutes a quorum.
(E)Members shall serve without compensation, except to the extent that serving on the council is considered part of their regular employment duties.
(F) The superintendent may provide staff and other administrative support for the council to carry out its duties. In making staffing decisions, the superintendent may consider any recommendations made by the council.
(G)Sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code do not apply to the health care coverage and quality council.
Added by 128th General Assembly File No. 9, HB 1, § 101.01, eff. 7/17/2009.