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    Consumer Advisory Board

    Active dates:1997 - June 2001
    Authority:
    1997 Minn. Laws Chap. 237 Sec. 7
    Minn. Stat. 62J.75
    Function:

    Advise the commissioners of health and commerce on the following: needs of health care consumers and how to better serve and educate the consumers on health care concerns and recommend solutions to identified problems; and consumer protection issues in the self-insured market, including but not limited to public education needs.

    History:

    The board expires on June 30, 2001.
    Advisory to:
    Health Department
    Commerce Department
    Membership:

    18 members. The governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the subcommittee on committees of the committee on rules and administration of the senate shall each appoint two members. The Indian affairs council, the council on affairs of Chicano/Latino people, the council on Black Minnesotans, the council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, mid-Minnesota legal assistance, and the Minnesota chamber of commerce shall each appoint one member. The member appointed by the Minnesota chamber of commerce must represent small business interests. The health care campaign of Minnesota, Minnesotans for affordable health care, and consortium for citizens with disabilities shall each appoint two members. Members serve without compensation or reimbursement for expenses.

    Entries for this agency in the Annual Compilation and Statistical Report of Multi-Member Agencies Report: 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997.

    Note: This report provides membership details as well as meeting information and a summary of the group's activities.

    Documents/Articles:
    News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1997.
    Record last updated: 02/26/2019
     

    All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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