Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 6204. Renal Disease Advisory Committee

The Governor shall nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of two-thirds of all the members of the Senate, appoint a Renal Disease Advisory Committee, hereafter referred to as the committee, to consult with the department in the administration of this act. The committee shall be composed of eleven persons representing hospitals and medical schools which establish dialysis centers, voluntary agencies interested in kidney diseases, local public health agencies, physicians licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, and the general public. The members of the committee shall serve for a two year period and may be reappointed. The committee shall serve without compensation, but shall receive necessary travel expenses. The chairman of the committee shall be elected by the committee. The committee, with the approval of the secretary, shall establish standards for the expenditure of State funds which are provided for the support of persons suffering from renal diseases to assure the availability of specialized personnel, resources, and equipment necessary to enable such persons to function and to care for patients with severe uremia. The secretary shall choose from a list provided by the advisory committee, the institutions which qualify under the standards established to receive grants of State funds to provide care for renal disease patients.