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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 21

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
41, § 59G(1) and (2).

In item (2) of this section, the reference to the
"United States Secretary of Health and Human
Services" is substituted for the reference to the
"Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare", to
conform to current terminology.

Defined terms: "Federal Act" § 19-101
"Health service area" § 19-101
"Health systems agency" § 19-101

19-110. REGIONAL AGENCY.

(A)  ESTABLISHMENT AUTHORIZED.

(1)  THE GOVERNING BODIES OF 2 OR MORE ADJACENT
COUNTIES THAT CONSTITUTE A HEALTH SERVICE AREA MAY ESTABLISH
A BODY TO SERVE AS THE HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY FOR THE HEALTH
SERVICE AREA, BY:

(I)  MAKING A JOINT AGREEMENT AS TO THE
PURPOSE, STRUCTURE, AND FUNCTIONS OF THE PROPOSED BODY; AND

(II)  EACH ENACTING AN ORDINANCE THAT
DESIGNATES THE PROPOSED BODY TO BE THE HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY
FOR THE COUNTY.

(2)  THE BODY SO ESTABLISHED BECOMES THE HEALTH
SYSTEMS AGENCY IF THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES DESIGNATES THE BODY AS A HEALTH SYSTEMS
AGENCY.

(B)  GOVERNING BOARD.

(1)  THE GOVERNING BOARD OF EACH HEALTH SYSTEMS
AGENCY CREATED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL CONSIST OF AT LEAST
3 INDIVIDUALS.

(2)  OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD:

(I)  A MAJORITY SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE
GOVERNING BODIES OF THE COUNTIES IN THE HEALTH SERVICE AREA;
AND

(II)  THERE SHALL BE AT LEAST 1 MEMBER OF
THE GOVERNING BODY FROM EACH OF THOSE COUNTIES.

(3) THE GOVERNING BOARD SHALL EXERCISE ALL OF
THE POWERS OF THE HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY THAT, BY LAW,
AGREEMENT OF THE COUNTIES, OR BYLAWS OF THE HEALTH SYSTEMS