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      Sec. 38a-1049. Advisory committee established. Report required by committee. (a) There is established an advisory committee to the Office of Managed Care Ombudsman which shall meet four times a year with the Managed Care Ombudsman and the staff of the Office of Managed Care Ombudsman to review and assess the performance of the Office of Managed Care Ombudsman. The advisory committee shall consist of six members appointed one each by the president pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the House of Representatives. Each member of the advisory committee shall serve a term of five years and may be reappointed at the conclusion of that term. All initial appointments to the advisory committee shall be made not later than March 1, 2000.

      (b) The advisory committee shall make an annual evaluation of the effectiveness of the Office of Managed Care Ombudsman and shall submit the evaluation to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and insurance not later than February first of each year commencing February 1, 2001.

      (P.A. 99-284, S. 10.)