HART-MILLER-PLEASURE ISLAND
CITIZENS OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE

Chairperson: Arnold F. Peterscn

Appointed by Governor: William E. Claridge;
Randall P. Cogar; Robert Cullison; Samuel J.
Demjen; Pearl L. Gintling; John Gontrum; Charles
G. Greason; Thomas G. Kroen; Vera Reiner.

Staff: Keith Tate

c/o Maryland Environmental Service
2020 Industrial Dr.
Annapolis, MD 21401 974-7276

The Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island Citizens Over-
sight Committee was created in 1981 (Chapter
587, Acts of 1981). The Committee monitors the
redeposit of spoil and Baltimore County tributary
spoil within five miles of the Hart-Miller-Pleasure
Island chain in Baltimore County. It also hears
complaints lodged by individuals affected by this
spoil.

The Governor appoints the Committee's twelve
members. They include two trustees from the Mary-
land Environmental Trust; one individual each from
the North Point Peninsula Community Coordinat-
ing Council, EssexMiddle River Civic Council, Inc.,
Baltimore County Waterman's Association, Greater
Dundalk Community Council, and Hart and Miller
Island Area Environmental Group, Inc.; and one
representative each of the pleasure boating industry
and of the sport fishing or crabbing industry in
Baltimore County The Committee also includes
two interested citizens who reside in the 6th and
7th Legislative Districts respectively (Code Natural
Resources Article, sec. 8-1602.2).

MARYLAND HEALTH AND HIGHER
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
AUTHORITY

Chairperson: Paul B. Meritt, 1989
Vice-Chairperson: Sheila K. Riggs, 1993

Appointed by Governor (who also designates chair
& vice-chair): Owen Daly II, 1989; Leonard I.
Frenkil, 1990; RobertD. H. Harvey, 1990; Walter
D. Pinkard, 1991; Richard W. Phoebus, Sr., 1992;
Paige T. Davis, 1993.

Ex officio: Lucille Maurer, State Treasurer.
Donald P. Carter, Executive Director

1 S. Calvert St., Suite 550
Baltimore, MD 21202 837-6220

Annual Report to Governor due within first ninety days
of each fiscal year.

Independent Agencies/447

The Maryland Health and Higher Educational
Facilities Authority was created in 1970 (Chapter
408, Acts of 1970). The Authority helps hospitals
and institutions of higher education with construc-
tion, site acquisition, financing, and refinancing.
Private nonprofit health and higher educational
facilities may use the Authority as a vehicle to issue
tax-exempt bonds and thereby pay a lower rate of
interest.

The Authority consists of nine members. Eight
are appointed to five-year terms by the Governor.
The State Treasurer serves ex officio. The Governor
annually designates the chairperson and vice-chair-
person. The Authority, with the Governor's ap-
proval, appoints the Executive Director (Code
1957, Art. 43C).

HEALTH CLAIMS ARBITRATION
OFFICE

Walter R. Tabler, Director

118 N. Howard St., Room 610
Baltimore, MD 21201 333-4018
toll free: 1-800-492-1951

Budget (Code 23.01.05.07)
FY1989 Total Appropriation..............$1,073,793
General Funds.....................................$1,073,793
FY1989 Total Authorized Positions..................15

DIRECTOR

Walter R. Tabler (ap^med by Governor with Senate
advice & consent)....................333-4018

ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE

Patricia M. Rinehart...............333-4043

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY & DOCKET
CLERK SUPERVISOR
Robin L. Ryan.................................333-4020

TELEPHONE INTERVIEWER SUPERVISOR

Bernice Bell.....................................333-4079

The Health Claims Arbitration Office was estab-
lished in 1976 (Chapter 235, Acts of 1976).

Any person asserting a claim due to medical
injury against a health care provider for damages in
excess of $10,000 must file the claim with the
Health Claims Arbitration Office. The Director is
responsible for notifying all affected parties and for
supplying a list of qualified arbitrators, six from each
of three categories. From each of these categories,
one mutually agreed upon arbitrator is chosen to
sit on a three-person arbitration panel. That panel
must determine who is liable with respect to the
claim and, if a health care provider is liable, must
consider and assess damages. The decision of the
arbitration panel is final, unless rejected by any
party in which case the rejecting party must file an