PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATES ACT House SponsorsRep. Mike Boland-Mary E. Flowers 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die New Act Creates the Public Health Advocates Act. Creates the Public Health Advocates, a nonprofit membership corporation. Provides that the Public Health Advocates shall effectively represent and protect the interests of individual health care consumers in the State. Provides that the Public Health Advocates shall have the right to participate in a regulatory agency proceeding, unless the regulatory agency reasonably determines that the proceeding will not affect the interests of individual health care consumers of the State or does not relate to any public health issues. Establishes a Board of Directors to manage the affairs of the Public Health Advocates. Establishes the election and annual meeting procedures for the directors. Effective immediately. 2/3/2004HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Boland 2/3/2004HouseFirst Reading 2/3/2004HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/24/2004HouseAssigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee 2/26/2004HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers 3/3/2004HouseMotion Do Pass - Lost Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 010-005-002 3/3/2004HouseRemains in Health Care Availability and Access Committee 3/4/2004HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/25/2004HouseAssigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee 4/2/2004HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); April 30, 2004 4/30/2004HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die