Section 2260.50  Composition

The Board shall consist of 29 representatives who have voting rights and shall include the following composition:

            a)         The Secretary of DHS, or his or her designee, who shall serve as Chairperson;

b)         One representative from DHS, designated by the Secretary, who is directly involved with the Family Case Management Program;

c)         One representative each from the Departments of Children and Family Services, Public Health, and Healthcare and Family Services;

            d)         Four members from the Illinois General Assembly:

1)         The President and Minority Leader of the Senate shall each appoint one member;

2)         The Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint one member;

            e)         The Governor shall appoint 20 additional members of the Board:

1)         Two physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches who currently serve patients enrolled in the Family Case Management Program:

A)        One physician with a specialty in obstetrics and gynecology;

B)        One physician with a specialty in pediatric medicine;

2)         Five representatives, one each from certified local health departments within the five counties with the largest number of Family Case Management enrollees;

3)         Five representatives from certified local health departments outside the Chicago metropolitan and collar counties areas that shall include a balance of urban and rural health departments;

4)         A registered professional nurse serving as a public health nurse within a certified local health department;

5)         Five representatives from community-based programs currently providing Family Case Management services within Cook County that are not certified local health departments; and

6)         Two consumers who are receiving or have received Family Case Management services.