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Appointment to the Suncoast Health Council (Board of County Commissioners as a whole).
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Recommended Action:
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Approve one appointment to the Suncoast Health Council for a term of two years to begin on the date of appointment. This appointment will be by the County Commission as a whole.
• The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners has seven appointees that serve on the Suncoast Health Council.
• This vacancy is for a Health Care Purchaser.
o Health Care Purchaser is defined as an individual licensed or authorized to purchase health care services on behalf of individuals and/or groups, such as insurance executives, human resource managers, and business owners purchasing health coverage for employees. A Purchaser may not provide direct medical care, nor may a Purchaser be a retired provider of direct medical care.
• This position is currently vacant.
• Applicant names can be viewed on the attached ballot.
• The Clerk will disseminate the ballots.
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Background Information:
The Suncoast Health Council’s purpose is to plan and advise for the health needs in Pasco and Pinellas counties. The Suncoast Health Council board is comprised of 12 members; Due to recent changes in the Suncoast Health Councils process/procedures based on population fluctuations in Pinellas and Pasco, now seven members are appointed by the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners and five members are appointed by the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners. Previously Pinellas County had eight appointments and Pasco had five.
Suncoast Health Council is an independent, private non-profit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors to represent the concerns of health care consumers, providers and purchasers in Pinellas and Pasco counties. The Health Council collects and analyzes health care data; describes community health status; identifies health care needs and resources; and works with community partners to design programs and services to respond to current and emerging health care needs. The board is made up of consumers, providers, and purchasers of health care. Members are appointed to specific member categories: Health Care Provider, Health Care Consumer and Health Care Purchaser.
A Health Care Provider is someone who provides health care services, such as a doctor. A Health Care Consumer is defined as an individual who is neither a purchaser nor provider, who receives medical care from licensed practitioners, resides in or receives services from a heath care facility and who may or may not access public and/or private health insurance coverage. A Health Care Purchaser is defined as an individual licensed or authorized to purchase health care services on behalf of individuals and/or groups, such as insurance executives, human resource managers, and business owners purchasing health coverage for employees. A Purchaser may not provide direct medical care, nor may a Purchaser be a retired provider of direct medical care.
Attachments:
Board Roster
Applications/Resumes
Ballot
Partner(s):
Barbara Martinez, Executive Director, Suncoast Health Council