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the Assistant Secretary develops recommenda-
tions for implementation by the Secretary in
modifying and shaping the role of the Depart-
ment. The Assistant Secretary is expected to as-
sist in defining health problems, evaluating new
and existing Department programs, and develop-
ing and applying knowledge of federal and other
external trends so as to advise the Secretary of
program emphasis and Department direction. The
major organizational components of the Assistant
Secretariat for Health Regulation and Policy
Analysis are the Health Services Cost Review
Commission, the Maryland Health Planning'and
Development Agency, and the Office of Regulato-
ry Services.

HEALTH SERVICES COST REVIEW
COMMISSION

Chairperson: David P. Scheffenacker, 1981

Dr. Carl J. Schramm, 1981; John Parren, 1982;
Roland Smoot, M.D., 1982; Carville M. Ake-
hurst, 1983; Garry Grove, 1983, Virginia
Layfield, 1984.

Harold A. Cohen, Ph.D., Executive Director
Harry D. Reiff, Jr., Deputy Director

201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-6804

The Health Services Cost Review Commission
was established by Chapter 627, Acts of 1971, to
monitor all matters, defined or implied, relating
to the fiscal affairs of Maryland's hospitals and
related insliluliuns. Such monitoring consists of
the audit and review of data and analysis of ap-
propriate and valid relationships of both aggre-
gate and unit costs and revenues. This enables the
Commission to cause the public disclosure of
each hospital's financial position, verified total
costs incurred in rendering health services, and
the level of reasonableness of rates as determined
by the Commission's review and certification. It
also provides information to determine the ade-
quacy of each institution's financial resources to
meet its financial requirements and for the Com-
mission to concern itself with solutions when
these resources are inadequate. Beginning July 1,
1974, all purchasers of hospital health care ser-
vices are assured that total costs are reasonably
related to the total services offered by the hospi-
tal, that aggregate rates are set in reasonable rela-
tionship to the hospital's aggregate costs, and
that rates are set equitably among all purchasers
of services without undue discrimination. The

MARYLAND HEALTH PLANNING
AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

THE AGENCY

William B. Landis, Executive Director
Vacancy, Associate Director

STATEWIDE HEALTH COORDINATING
COUNCIL

Chairperson: Torrey C. Brown, M.D., 1983

Elizabeth S. Adams, 1981; Sharon Lee Camp,
1981; M. Helen Crabtree, 1981; Paula Colodny
Hollinger, 1981; Ruth Loevinger, 1981; Helen
P. Marsellas, 1981; Alice H. Murray, 1981;
Harriet Shein Owrutsky, 1981; John Schaffer,
1981; Rev. Roy S. Turner, 1981; George D.
Webb II, 1981; Sanford M. Bienan, 1982; Les-
ter Buster, 1982; Peter L. Flaherty, Jr., 1982;
Ronald R. Harris, 1982; Sara Harris, 1982;
Robert M. Lentz, 1982; Bertram L, Parr, 1982;
Cheryl Potter, 1982; L. JoAnn Potter, 1982;
Kenneth A. Richmond, 1982; Sr. Louis Mary
Battie, R.S.M., 1983; Pamela Brewington,
1983; Clarence H. Burns. 1983; Dr. James T.
Estes, M.D., 1983; William G. Groben, 1983;
Roger Lipitz, 1983; Kennard W. Merrey, 1983;
Paul B. Meritt, 1983; Dwight Taylor, 1983;
Vernon Wanty, 1983; one vacancy.

201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2430

The Maryland Health Planning and Develop-
ment Agency, formerly the Comprehensive Health
Planning Agency, is designated under Chapter
678, Acts of 1980, as the sole agency for the ad-
ministration and supervision of the State's health
planning functions. It is the State Health Planning
and Development Agency for the purposes of the
National Health Planning and Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1974, as amended (P.L. 93-641),
and has been so designated by the federal govern-
ment for the same purposes. Under Chapter 678
the agency conducts the Certification of Need
Program, which includes determining whether
proposed new hospitals and related institutions
are necessary. A license to operate may not be is-
sued to any facility (or affected portion) for which
a Certificate of Need has not been issued. The