NC Register Volume 16 Issue 15 - Office of Administrative Hearings

EXECUTIVE ORDERSEXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12EXTENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 48By the power vested in me as Governor by the Constitutionand laws of the State of North Carolina, IT IS ORDERED:Executive Order No. 48, Concerning the State Commissionon National and Community Service (now known as the “NorthCarolina Commission on Volunteerism and CommunityService”), as previously extended and as previously amended byExecutive Order No. 174 issued by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr.on November 8, 2000, is hereby extended until December 31,2003.This order is effective immediately.Done in Raleigh, North Carolina, this the 9th day ofOctober, 2001.____________________________________Michael F. EasleyGovernorATTEST:____________________________________Elaine F. MarshallSecretary of StateEXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 13GOVERNOR’S TASK FORCE FORHEALTHY CAROLINIANSWHEREAS, North Carolina is blessed with some of thefinest medical facilities and medical care found anywhere in theworld; andWHEREAS, despite these resources, more than forty NorthCarolinians die prematurely each day, exacting an enormouseconomic, social and personal toll upon our society; andWHEREAS, most of these deaths are preventable byrelatively simple changes in individual lifestyle behavior; andWHEREAS, in order to provide to the citizens of our statea way to prevent this tragic loss of death and disability, arealistic plan needs to be developed that communities andindividual citizens may use to improve their health status andavoid premature deaths; andWHEREAS, this plan must promote the advantages ofhealth promotion and disease prevention.NOW THEREFORE, by the authority vested in me asGovernor by the Constitution and laws of the State of NorthCarolina, IT IS ORDERED:Section 1. Establishment and Rescission of Prior Orders16:15 NORTH CAROLINA REGISTER February 1, 20021638The Governor’s Task Force for Healthy Carolinians(Governor’s Task Force) is hereby established. The Governor’sTask Force established herein is the successor organization tothe Governor’s Task Force on Health Objectives for the Year2000, established in Executive Order No. 56 issued by GovernorJames B. Hunt, Jr. on July 13, 1994.Section 2. MembershipThe Governor’s Task Force shall have 37 members. TheGovernor shall appoint 33 members, including the Chair. TheVice Chair shall be elected by the Governor’s Task Force. ThePresident Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be invited to appointtwo Members of the Senate, one of whom serves on the PublicHealth Study Commission. The Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives shall be invited to appoint two members of theHouse, one of whom serves on the Public Health StudyCommission. Each member of the Task Force shall beappointed for terms of four years, and will serve untilappointment of a successor. A vacancy on the Governor’s TaskForce shall be filled by the original appointing authority.The Governor shall appoint representatives from thefollowing:a. Secretary, Department of Health and HumanServices, or designee;b. Association of North Carolina Boards ofHealth;c. North Carolina Hospital Association;d. North Carolina Medical Society;e. North Carolina Academy of FamilyPhysicians;f. North Carolina Association of Local HealthDirectors;g. Dean, School of Public Health, University ofNorth Carolina-CH, or designee;h. North Carolina Citizens for Business andIndustry;i. North Carolina Commission on Indian Affairs;j. North Carolina Association of CountyCommissioners;k. National Association for the Advancement ofColored People;l. Mental Health/DevelopmentalDisabilities/Substance Abuse ServicesDivision, DHHS;m. State Health Director, Division Of PublicHealth, DHHS;n. Director, Office of Research, Demonstrationsand Rural Health Development, DHHS ordesignee;o. North Carolina Dental Society;p. North Carolina Nurses’ Associationq. Old North State Medical Society;r. North Carolina Public Health Association;s. Commissioner, NC Department of Agricultureand Consumer Services, or designee;t. Office of Minority Health, DHHS;u. Superintendent of Public Instruction, ordesignee;