(a) Duties. The Board may advise the County Executive, County Council, and Department on any matter relating to the goal of ensuring a steady and measurable improvement in accessibility of low-income, uninsured, and underinsured County residents accessing high quality health care services, including:
(1) Eligibility criteria for participating health care providers;
(2) Eligibility criteria for individuals served by the Program;
(3) The method for allocating Program funds;
(4) The method of distributing funds to participating health care providers;
(5) The Program budget;
(6) Growth targets and resources needed to meet those targets;
(7) Assistance to eligible individuals to obtain State and federal health care coverage;
(8) Policies and practices to maximize the use of County funds for direct services to clients;
(9) Evaluation of policies and programs to improve access to health care and related services for low-income, uninsured, and underinsured County residents;
(10) Strategic planning in support of the Health Care for the Uninsured programs administered by the Department, including:
(A) Montgomery Cares;
(B) Care for Kids;
(C) Maternity Partnership;
(D) the Department’s Dental Services; and
(E) Health Care for the Homeless; and
(11) Health care services provided to low income, uninsured, and underinsured County residents, including primary care, specialty care, dental care, behavioral health, and ancillary services.
(b) Report. The Board must submit an annual report to the County Executive, County Council, and Department on its activities, findings, and recommendations.
(c) Consideration of findings and recommendations. The County Executive, County Council, and Department must give serious consideration to the findings and recommendations of the Board.
(d) Staff. The Department must provide appropriate staff for the Board. (2006 L.M.C., ch. 2, § 1; 2008 L.M.C., ch. 33, § 1; 2015 L.M.C., ch. 45, § 1; 2021 L.M.C., ch. 35, §1.)