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 PUBLIC LAW 96-79—OCT. 4, 1979

93 STAT. 627

appropriate if he finds that the designated State Agency is making a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of section 1523". 42 USC 300m-2. (g)(1) Paragraph (5) of section 1523(a) is amended by striking out "1413(f)" and inserting in lieu thereof "1513(f)". (2) Section 1521(bKl) is amended by striking out "this part" and 42 USC 300m. inserting in lieu thereof "this title". STATEWIDE HEALTH COORDINATING COUNCIL COMPOSITION

SEC. 124. (a)(1) Section 1524(b)(l)(A)(ii) is amended by inserting 42USe300m-3. before the period a comma and the following: "except that the number of representatives on the SHCC to which a health systems agency designated for a health service area which is not entirely within the State shall be a number which is based on the relationship of the population of the portion of such health service area within the State to the population of the largest health service area located entirely within the State, except that each such agency shall be entitled to at least one representative on the SHCC". (2) Section 1524(b)(l)(A)(iii) is amended to read as follows: "(iii) Except as otherwise provided in clause (ii) and this clause, each such health systems agency shall be entitled to at least two representatives on the SHCC. If there are more than ten health systems agencies within a State, each health systems agency within such State shall be entitled to at least one representative on the SHCC. Of the representatives of health systems agencies on the SHCC, not less than one-half shall be individuals who are consumers of health care and who are not providers of health care.". (3) Section 1524(b)(l)(A)(i) is amended (A) by inserting "(or if the number of representatives on the SHCC to which health systems agencies are entitled under the second sentence of clause (iii) is less than sixteen, no fewer than the number to which they are entitled)" after "sixteen representatives", (B) by striking out "at least five", and (C) by adding at the end the following: "Each agency shall submit a number of nominees to the Governor which is at least twice the number of representatives on the SHCC to which the agency is entitled.". (4) Section 1524(b)(l) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(E) Members of the SHCC who are consumers of health care and who are not providers of health care shall include individuals who represent rural and urban medically underserved populations if such populations exist in the State." (b) Section 1524(b)(2) is amended to read as follows: "(2) The Governor may select, by and with the advice and consent of the State senate, or, in the case of a State with a unicameral legislature, of the State legislature, the chairman of the SHCC from among the members of the SHCC. If the Governor does not select the chairman, the SHCC shall select the chairman from among its members.". (c)(1) Section 1524(b)(l)(C) is amended (A) by striking out "onethird" and inserting in lieu thereof "one-half, and (B) by striking ^* out "an ex officio" and inserting in lieu thereof "a nonvoting, ex officio". (2) Section 1524(b)(l)(D) is amended by striking out "two" and inserting in lieu thereof "one". (d) The first sentence of section 1524(c)(2)(B) is amended by striking out "State agency" and inserting in lieu thereof "State Agency".

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