PUBLIC LAW 96-79—OCT. 4, 1979
93 STAT. 601
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
SEC. 108. (a)(1) Clause (i) of section 1512(b)(3)(C) is amended (A) by ^2 USC 300M. inserting "(I)" after "shall be", and (B) by striking out all after "providers of health care" and inserting in lieu thereof ", and (II) broadly representative of the health service area and shall include individuals representing the principal social, economic, linguistic, handicapped, and racial populations and geographic areas of the health service area and major purchasers of health care (including labor organizations) in the area.'. (2) The first sentence of section 1512(b)(3)(C)(ii) is amended (A) by striking out "residents o f and inserting in lieu thereof "residents of, or have their principal place of business in,", (B) in subclause (I), by inserting "podiatrists, physician assistants," after "optometrists,', (C) by inserting "rehabilitation facilities," after "long-term care facilities," in subclause (II), (D) by striking out "substance abuse" in subclause (II) and inserting in lieu thereof "alcohol and drug abuse", (E) by striking out "and" at the end of subclause (IV), and (F) by inserting before the period a comma and the following: "and (VI) other providers of health care". (3) The second sentence of section 1512(b)(3)(C)(ii) is amended (A) by striking out "one-third" and inserting in lieu thereof "one-half, and (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: "and of such direct providers of health care, at least one shall be a person engaged in the administration of a hospital". (b)(1) Section 1512(b)(3)(C)(iii)(I) is amended by striking out "and other representatives of governmental authorities" and inserting in lieu thereof "and other representatives of units of general purpose local government". (2) Subclause (II) of such section is amended (A) by striking out "is equal" and inserting in lieu thereof "is at least equal", and (B) by striking out "and" at the end. (3) Such section is amended by striking out subclause (III) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(III) include (through consumer and provider members) individuals who are knowledgeable about mental health services, "(IV) if the health systems agency serves an area in which there is located one or more hospitals or other health care facilities of the Veterans' Administration, include, as a nonvoting, ex officio member, an individual whom the Chief Medical Director of the Veterans' Administration shall have designated for such purpose, and "(V) if the agency serves an area in which there is located one or more health maintenance organizations, include at least one member who is representative of such organizations.". (c) Section 1512(b)(3)(C) is amended by inserting after and below clause (iv) the following: "For purposes of clause (iii)(I), to be considered a representative of a unit of general purpose local government, an individual must be appointed by such unit or a combination thereof, and the State government of a State which is comprised of a single health service area shall be deemed to be a unit of general purpose local government. A member of a governing body appointed pursuant to clause (iii)(IV) shall not be considered in determining the number of members of the governing body for purposes of the numerical limit prescribed by subparagraph (A).".
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