1. (a) The membership of a Community Health Coalition established under § 13-1008(b) of this subtitle shall:

   1. (1) Reflect the demographics of the county; and

   2. (2) Include representatives of community-based groups, including minority, rural, and medically underserved populations, that, taken together, are familiar with all of the different communities and cultures in the county.

      1. (b) The membership of a Community Health Coalition established under § 13-1008(b) of this subtitle may include:

   3. (1) Representatives of:

      1. (i) A local management board established under Title 8, Subtitle 3 of the Human Services Article;
      2. (ii) The local public school system;
      3. (iii) Local hospitals, clinics, physicians, and other health care providers;
      4. (iv) Local law enforcement;
      5. (v) Local businesses;
      6. (vi) Local religious organizations;
      7. (vii) Local media;
      8. (viii) Institutions of higher education; and
      9. (ix) Hospitals and other entities located outside the county that could enhance the county's tobacco use prevention and cessation efforts; and
   4. (2) Any other person that the local health officer believes would help the county meet the tobacco use prevention and cessation goals and requirements established for the county under § 13-1007 of this subtitle.

Added by Acts 2000, c. 17, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2000, c. 18, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 243, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2007, c. 8, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007.