ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS

The Health and Government Operations Committee was created in January 2003. The Committee considers legislation relating to child and elder healthcare; civil rights; emergency medical services; health and life insurance; health policy and planning, including facilities, occupations and public health; long-term care; and State government organization, procedures, and administrative law, as well as procurement.

The Committee consists of twenty-five members.

SUBCOMMITTEES

The Health and Government Operations Committee is supported by five subcommittees: Government Operations; Health Facilities and Occupations; Insurance; Minority Health Disparities; and Public Health and Long-Term Care.

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
The Government Operations Subcommittee was organized in January 2003.

HEALTH FACILITIES & OCCUPATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
In November 2005, the Health Facilities and Occupations Subcommittee was created by the merger of the Health Facilities, Equipment and Products Subcommittee and the Health Occupations Subcommittee, both formed in January 2003.

INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE
The Insurance Subcommittee was created in January 2003 as the Health Insurance Subcommittee, and reformed under its present name in November 2004.

MINORITY HEALTH DISPARITIES SUBCOMMITTEE
The Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee was created in September 2004.

PUBLIC HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE SUBCOMMITTEE
In January 2003, the Public Health Subcommittee and Long-Term Care Subcommittee organized. In November 2005, they reformed as the Public Health and Long-Term Care Subcommittee.

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