Agenda Item Name:
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Health Care Advisory Board Appointments
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Presenter:
Claudia Tuck, 352-231-0058
Description:
Appointments to the Health Care Advisory Board for 11 regular positions plus two alternates.
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Recommended Action:
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(1) Confirm the appointments for the nominees from Department of Health in Alachua County (Erica Barnard), WellFlorida (Lindsey Redding) and Gainesville Fire Rescue (Krista Ott) to two-year terms ending April 30, 2025.
(2) Appoint one representative of a non-profit healthcare provider, one representative of a healthcare advocacy agency, and one representative of a healthcare agency that serves primarily low-income patients to two-year terms ending April 30, 2025.
(3) Appoint one doctor or nurse, one health care consumer who is representative of, or low-income or Medicaid eligible, one mental health professional or representative of an entity that provides mental health services, one pharmacist or representative of an entity that provides pharmacy services, and one dentist or representative of an entity that provides oral health services to one-year terms ending April 30, 2024.
(4) Appoint one alternate member to a term ending April 30, 2024, and one alternate member to a term ending April 30, 2025.
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Fiscal Consideration:
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N/A
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Strategic Guide:
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Social and Economic Opportunity
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Background:
On December 13, 2022, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution 22-146 for the Health Care Advisory Board which, among other things, established new membership categories and extended the sunset date. Three of the appointees are nominated by their agency for representation (Department of Health in Alachua County, WellFlorida, and Gainesville Fire Rescue). Three appointees represent a type of agency and require a letter of recommendation. Five appointees must meet certain criteria such as a doctor or nurse, and there are two appointments for alternates. As some of these membership categories overlap, applicants may qualify for more than one type of appointment. For example, a doctor or nurse might also qualify as a representative of a non-profit health care agency.
Currently, 10 individuals are serving on the Advisory Board until new members are appointed. Once appointed, these new members will assume the roles of the existing members as their terms have expired.