42 U.S.C. § 291k — Federal Hospital Council

submitted 82 years ago by Pub. L. 88-443 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 310 words · no verdicts yet

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This section creates the Federal Hospital Council, a 13-member advisory body the Surgeon General must consult, made up of health-field experts and consumer representatives, serving four-year terms and meeting at least annually.

(a) Membership: The Surgeon General must consult with a Federal Hospital Council in running this subchapter. It has the Surgeon General as chair, plus twelve members appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Six of those twelve must be outstanding in fields related to medical facilities and health — three of them experts in running hospitals or other medical facilities, one an expert on intellectual disabilities, and one an expert on mental health. The other six represent the consumers who use these facilities' services and must be familiar with the need for such services in urban or rural areas. (b) Terms: Each appointed member serves four years. Someone appointed to fill an unexpired term only serves the rest of that term. A member can't serve more than two terms in a row, but can be reappointed later after taking a break. (c) Meetings: The Council meets as often as the Surgeon General thinks necessary, but at least once a year. If three or more members ask for a meeting, the Surgeon General must call one. (d) Committees: The Council can set up special advisory or technical committees to help it do its work.

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(a) Membership; qualifications

In administering this subchapter, the Surgeon General shall consult with a Federal Hospital Council consisting of the Surgeon General, who shall serve as Chairman ex officio, and twelve members appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Six of the twelve appointed members shall be persons who are outstanding in fields pertaining to medical facility and health activities, and three of these six shall be authorities in matters relating to the operation of hospitals or other medical facilities, one of them shall be an authority in matters relating to individuals with intellectual disabilities, and one of them shall be an authority in matters relating to mental health, and the other six members shall be appointed to represent the consumers of the services provided by such facilities and shall be persons familiar with the need for such services in urban or rural areas.

(b) Term of membership

Each appointed member shall hold office for a term of four years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. An appointed member shall not be eligible to serve continuously for more than two terms (whether beginning before or after August 18, 1964) but shall be eligible for reappointment if he has not served immediately preceding his reappointment.

The Council shall meet as frequently as the Surgeon General deems necessary, but not less than once each year. Upon request by three or more members, it shall be the duty of the Surgeon General to call a meeting of the Council.

(d) Advisory or technical committees

The Council is authorized to appoint such special advisory or technical committees as may be useful in carrying out its functions.

Source credit: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI, § 641, formerly § 621, as added Pub. L. 88–443, § 3(a), Aug. 18, 1964, 78 Stat. 458, renumbered § 641, Pub. L. 91–296, title II, § 201, June 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 344; amended Pub. L. 91–515, title VI, § 601(b)(2), Oct. 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 1311; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 111–256, § 2(f)(4), Oct. 5, 2010, 124 Stat. 2644.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1944Enacted · Pub. L. 88-443 · 78 Stat. 458
1970Amended · Pub. L. 91-515 · 84 Stat. 1311
1979Amended · Pub. L. 96-88 · 93 Stat. 695
2010Amended · Pub. L. 111-256 · 124 Stat. 2644

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 88-443 on 1944-07-01.

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