Not later than 9/19/15, must submit a report to Governor and General Assembly.
Appointment Authority
Membership Composition
Governor, Other, Senate President, Speaker
House members, Members with other stated qualifications, Senate members, Statewide elected officials/department heads
Compensation
Staff Assistance
No Compensation
LSC
Chairperson
Additional Information
Speaker and President must appoint two members to serve as co-chairpersons
President and Speaker determine responsibilities of the Commission after it submits its report.
Qualifications
Two members of the Senate appointed by Senate President (one from each party); two members of the house appointed by the Speaker (one from each party); the Governor or designee; Medicaid Director or designee; Director of Health or designee; Director of Developmental Disabilities or designee; Executive Director of the Commission on Minority Health or designee; Attorney General or designee; a health commissioner of a city or general health district, appointed by the Governor; a coroner, deputy coroner, or other person who conducts death scene investigations, appointed by the Governor; an individual who represents the Ohio Hospital Association, appointed by the association's president; an individual who represents the Ohio Children's Hospital Association, appointed by the association's president; two individuals who represent community-based programs that serve pregnant women or new mothers whose infants tend to be at a higher risk for infant mortality, appointed by the Governor; and two individuals who represent children's interests, one to be appointed by the Speaker and one to be appointed by the Senate President.