§ 32.1-335. Technical Advisory Panel
The Board shall annually appoint a Technical Advisory Panel whose duties shall include recommending to the Board (i) policy and procedures for administration of the fund, (ii) methodology relating to creation of charity care standards, eligibility and service verification, and (iii) contribution rates and distribution of payments. The Panel shall also advise the Board on any matters relating to the governance or administration of the fund as may from time to time be appropriate and on the establishment of pilot health care projects for the uninsured. In addition to these duties, the Panel shall, in accordance with Board regulations, establish pilot health care projects for the uninsured and shall administer any money voluntarily contributed or donated to the fund by private or public sources, including local governments, for the purpose of subsidizing pilot health care projects for the uninsured.
The Panel shall consist of fifteen members as follows: the Chairman of the Board, the Director of the Department of Medical Assistance Services, the Commissioner of Health, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Insurance or his designee, the chairman of the Virginia Health Care Foundation or his designee, two additional members of the Board, one of whom shall be the representative of the hospital industry, and two chief executive officers of hospitals as nominated by the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association.
In addition, there shall be three representatives of private enterprise who shall be executives serving in business or industry organizations. Nominations for these appointments may be submitted to the Board by associations representing constituents of the business and industry community in Virginia including, but not limited to, the Virginia Manufacturers Association, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the Virginia Retail Merchants Association, and the Virginia Small Business Advisory Board. There shall be two representatives from the insurance industry who shall be executives serving in insurance companies or industry organizations. Nominations for these appointments may be submitted to the Board by associations representing constituents of the insurance industry in Virginia including, but not limited to, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Virginia, Health Insurance Association of America and the Virginia Association of Health Maintenance Organizations. There shall be one physician member. Nominations for this appointment may be submitted to the Board by associations representing medical professionals, including, but not limited to, the Medical Society of Virginia and the Old Dominion Medical Society.
(1989, cc. 635, 747; 1990, cc. 394, 440; 1993, c. 194; 1994, c. 466; 1995, c. 333; 1996, c. 902.)
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