§ 14-5A-06. Respiratory Care Professional Standards Committee -- Membership

   (a) In general. -- The Committee consists of seven members appointed by the Board as follows:

   (1) Three respiratory care practitioners;

   (2) Three physicians:

      (i) One of whom is a specialist in thoracic surgery;

      (ii) One of whom is a specialist in pulmonary medicine; and

      (iii) One of whom is a specialist in anesthesiology; and

   (3) One consumer member.

(b) Consumer member. -- The consumer member of the Committee:

   (1) Shall be a member of the general public;

   (2) May not be or ever have been:

      (i) A respiratory care practitioner;

      (ii) Any health care professional; or

      (iii) In training to be a respiratory care practitioner or other health professional; and

   (3) May not:

      (i) Participate or ever have participated in a commercial or professional field related to respiratory care;

      (ii) Have a household member who participates in a commercial or professional field related to respiratory care;

      (iii) Have had within 2 years before appointment a financial interest in a person regulated by the Board; or

      (iv) Have had within 2 years before appointment a financial interest in the provision of goods or services to respiratory care practitioners or to the field of respiratory care.

(c) Terms. --

   (1) The term of a member is 3 years.

   (2) The terms of members are staggered.

   (3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

   (4) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

(d) Chair. --

   (1) From among its members, the Committee shall elect a chair once every 2 years.

   (2) The chair, or the chair's designee, shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Board as a representative of the Committee.

HISTORY: 1996, ch. 516, § 2; 2008, ch. 328; 2013, ch. 401.