Government Accountability Office April 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program, and provides for an Advisory Board to the program. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act gave the Comptroller General of the United States responsibility for appointing the Advisory Board's 15 members from among individuals with qualifications described in section 1805(c)(2) of the Social Security Act. Appointments are to be made not later than three months after the date of enactment of the Act. For these appointments, I am announcing the following: Letters of nomination and r[eacute]sum[eacute]s will be accepted through April 30th to ensure adequate opportunity for review and consideration of nominees prior to