G.__An assistant pharmacy programs manager for the Bureau of Medical Services;

H.__A pharmacist employed by the entity that holds the contract with the department for drug utilization review;

I.__Two consumers of MaineCare services.__Nominations for these members must be solicited from the committee that advises the commissioner on the MaineCare program; and

J.__A psychiatrist who is licensed and actively practices in the State.__Nominations for this member must be solicited from a statewide association of psychiatrists, other statewide medical societies and the committee.

2.__Specialty committees.__The committee may appoint members to specialty committees to offer advice to the committee as needed.

3.__Conduct of meetings.__The department shall adopt rules governing the conduct of meetings of the committee.__The rules must require that all meetings be open to the public unless they are permitted to be held in executive session by Title 1, section 405.__The rules must provide for an adequate period of time for public comment during the meetings of the committee, to__be divided equally among attendees from the general public, MaineCare members and their representatives, MaineCare providers and representatives of the pharmaceutical industry.

4.__Notice of action.__The department shall provide notice to committee members within 48 hours of taking action regarding a matter on which the committee has provided a recommendation to the department.

5.__Rulemaking.__The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Sec. 4. MaineCare handbook. The Department of Health and Human Services shall develop a MaineCare handbook for applicants for and recipients of benefits under the MaineCare program. The handbook must provide current basic program information including information about the prior authorization process. The department shall provide easy access to the handbook on the department's publicly accessible site on the Internet. The