Statutory Membership
37 members and shall be comprised of:
- 3 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be designated as co-chair by the speaker;
- 3 members of the senate, 1 of whom shall be designated as co-chair by the senate president;
- the secretary of health and human services or his designee, who shall serve ex officio;
- the commissioner of public health or his designee, who shall serve ex officio;
- the director of multicultural health in the department of public health or his designee, who shall serve ex officio;
- the director of Medicaid or his designee, who shall serve ex officio;
- the attorney general or her designee, who shall serve ex officio;
- 8 persons from communities disproportionately affected by health disparities,
- 4 of whom shall be appointed by the speaker and
- 4 of whom shall be appointed by the senate president; and
- 18 persons appointed by the co-chairs, 1 from each list of nominees submitted by each of the following organizations:
- American Cancer Society, Massachusetts Division, Inc.;
- the American Heart Association, Massachusetts Affiliate, Inc.;
- Massachusetts General Hospital;
- Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals, Inc.;
- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.;
- Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Inc.;
- Massachusetts Medical Society;
- Massachusetts Hospital Association;
- Boston Public Health Commission;
- Springfield health department;
- Worcester health department;
- Massachusetts School Nurse Organization, Inc.;
- Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses, Inc.;
- Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, Inc.;
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.;
- the Program to Eliminate Health Disparities at the Harvard School of Public Health;
- Boston Medical Center Corporation;
- Massachusetts Public Health Association.