2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 58-90-5. Commission Established.

§ 58‑90‑5.  Commission Established.

There is established the North Carolina Health Insurance Innovations Commission. The Commission shall consist of 28 members, appointed as follows:

(1)       Fourteen members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Of these appointments:

a.         Two shall be physicians licensed to practice in this State.

b.         One shall represent health insurers.

c.         Two shall represent hospitals located in this State.

d.         One shall represent businesses with fewer than 50 employees and one shall represent businesses with 50 or more employees.

e.         One shall be a person without health insurance or an advocate for uninsured persons.

f.          One shall represent insurance brokers or agents.

g.         One shall be a member of the Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission, as established in G.S. 147‑86.32.

The Speaker shall designate a co‑chair.

(2)       Fourteen members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Of these appointments:

a.         One shall represent physicians licensed to practice in this State.

b.         Two shall represent health insurers.

c.         One shall represent hospitals located in this State.

d.         One shall represent businesses with fewer than 50 employees and one shall represent businesses with 50 or more employees.

e.         One shall be a person without health insurance or an advocate of uninsured persons.

f.          One shall represent health researchers and policy experts.

g.         One shall represent nurses.

h.         One shall be a member of the Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission, as established in G.S. 147‑86.32.

The President Pro Tempore shall appoint a co‑chair.

The appointing authorities shall ensure that appointments reflect representation among the regions of the State. (2004‑175, s. 2.)