§ 48.62.051. Health and welfare advisory board -- Creation -- Membership -- Duties
(1) The health and welfare advisory board is created consisting of the insurance commissioner and the state risk manager, or their designees, as ex officio members and six members appointed by the governor on the basis of their experience and knowledge pertaining to local government self-insured health and welfare benefits programs. The board shall include one city management representative; one county management representative; two management representatives from local government self-insured health and welfare programs; and two representatives of statewide employee organizations representing local government employees.
(2) The board shall assist the state risk manager in:
(a) Adopting rules governing the operation and management of both individual and joint self-insured health and welfare benefits programs;
(b) Reviewing and approving the creation of both individual and joint self-insured health and welfare benefits programs;
(c) Reviewing annual reports filed by health and welfare benefits programs and in recommending that corrective action be taken by the programs when necessary; and
(d) Responding to concerns of the state auditor related to the management and operation of health and welfare benefits programs.
(3) The board shall annually elect a chair and a vice-chair from its members. The board shall meet at least quarterly at such times as the state risk manager may fix. The board members who are appointed shall serve without compensation from the state but shall suffer no loss because of absence from their regular employment. Members of the board who are not public employees shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240.
(4) A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
(5) The board shall keep public records of its proceedings.
[1991 sp.s. c 30 § 5.]
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