COMMISSION ON KIDNEY DISEASE
Chairpenon.'Jamfs B. Zachary, M.D., 1980
^ce-CAai>pcr»»n.-JeanDockhom, 1981

David Bowers, 1979; Frances Carter, 1979; Edwin
D. Green, 1979; W. Gordon Walker, 1980-, John
Young, M.D., 1980; James P. G. Flynn, M.D.,
1981; G. Melville Williams, 1981; Lee Beenhardt,
1982; Robert M. Lentz, 1982; Ira N. Tublin, 1982.

Edwin B. Green, Executive Director

201 W.Preston Street
Baltimore21201 Telephone: 383-6460

The Commission on Kidney Disease, created by
Chapter 492, Acts of 1971, establishes a program of
State assistance for afflicted persons.

The Commission consists of twelve members
appointed by the Governor for terms of four years.
Six of the members are appointed at the discretion of
the Governor. The remaining six members are
appointed from nominations from lists containing at
least three names each submitted by the Kidney
Foundation of Maryland, the Regional Medical
Programs of Maryland, the Maryland Health Plan-
ning and Development Agency, the medical facul-
ties of the University of Maryland and The Johns
Hopkins University, and the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland. Of the members
appointed at the Governor's discretion, four must be
lay members to the field of medicine while two repre-
sent the medical insurance industry. No member
may serve more than two consecutive four-year
terms. The Commission selects its own officers and
appoints its executive director.

The Commission aids in the gathering and dis-
semination of information on the treatment of
chronic renal disease in the State. It also sets physi-
cal and medical standards for the operation of dialy-
sis and renal transplantation centers, and sets
standards for the acceptance of a patient into the
treatment phase of the program. The Commission
also institutes and supervises educational programs
on the subject of kidney disease and its treatment
and prevention for the public and providers of health
services. Patients accepted into the treatment phase
of the program will be eligible for State medical as-
sistance. The Commission may utilize existing
programs and groups for its informational purposes,
whether or not such programs and groups are gov-
ernmental. The Commission is to evaluate the entire
kidney disease program annually and report such
evaluation to the Governor (Code 1957, Art. 43,
sees. 781-790).

COMMISSION ON MEDICAL DISCI-
PLINE

Chairperson.-loba E. Adams, M.D., 1980

Vincent J. Fiocco, Jr„ M.D., 1979; Arthur T.
Keefe, M.D., 1979; Francis C. Mayle, M.D.,
1979; John Ball, M.D., 1980; Jerome J. CoUer,
M.D., 1980; Eli M. Lippman, M.D., 1981;
Karl F. Mech, M.D., 1981; Frank M. Shipley,
M.D., 1981.

201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-7058

The Commission on Medical Discipline was
created by Chapter 469, Acts of 1968, which be-
came effective on July 1, 1969. The Commission
consists of nine members appointed for three-year
terms. Of the nine members, one must be the
President of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty
of Maryland. Two must be physicians appointed
by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene.
One must be the chairperson of the Council of
the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty. Three
members must be appointed by the Board of
Medical Examiners, and two must be appointed
by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene
from lists submitted by the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
(Code 1957, Art. 43, sec. 145).

The Commission refers any cases coming to its
attention to the appropriate local county society
or committee of the Medical and Chirurgical Fac-
ulty of the State of Maryland for investigation
and report. The report must be acted upon within
ninety days unless there is a time extension
granted by the Commission. The report must
contain such recommendations as the investiga-
tion reveals might be necessary for adequate dis-
ciplinary procedures. The recommendations are
then considered by the Commission.

BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS OF
MARYLAND

President:!. Roy Guyther, M.D., 1979
Vice-President:Kail F. Mech, M.D., 1980

Chris Papadopoulos, M.D., 1979; Aris T. Allen,
M.D., 1980; John E. Adams, M.D., 1981;
DeWitt E. DeLawter, M.D., 1981; Arthur T.
Keefe, M.D., 1982; Daniel Welliver, M.D.,
1982.

201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2020