2006 Utah Code - 26-40-104 — Utah Children\'s Health Insurance Program Advisory Council.

     26-40-104.   Utah Children's Health Insurance Program Advisory Council.
     (1) There is created a Utah Children's Health Insurance Program Advisory Council consisting of at least eight and no more than eleven members appointed by the executive director of the department. The term of each appointment shall be three years. The appointments shall be staggered at one-year intervals to ensure continuity of the advisory council.
     (2) The advisory council shall meet at least quarterly.
     (3) The membership of the advisory council shall include at least one representative from each of the following groups:
     (a) child health care providers;
     (b) parents and guardians of children enrolled in the program;
     (c) ethnic populations other than American Indians;
     (d) American Indians;
     (e) the Utah Association of Health Care Providers;
     (f) health and accident and health insurance providers; and
     (g) the general public.
     (4) The advisory council shall advise the department on:
     (a) benefits design;
     (b) eligibility criteria;
     (c) outreach;
     (d) evaluation; and
     (e) special strategies for under-served populations.
     (5) (a) (i) Members who are not government employees may not receive compensation or benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
     (b) (i) State government officer and employee members who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties from the council at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) State government officer and employee members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.

Amended by Chapter 53, 2001 General Session
Amended by Chapter 116, 2001 General Session