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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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HEALTH OCCUPATIONS |
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TITLE 14. PHYSICIANS |
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SUBTITLE 5B. RADIATION ONCOLOGY/THERAPY, MEDICAL RADIATION, AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGISTS |
§ 14-5B-05. Advisory Committee
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(a) Establishment. -- There is a Radiation Therapy, Radiography, Nuclear Medicine Technology, and Radiology Assistance Advisory Committee within the Board.
(b) Members. --
(1) The Committee consists of 10 members appointed by the Board.
(2) Of the 10 members:
(i) One shall be a licensed physician who specializes in radiology;
(ii) One shall be a licensed physician who specializes in radiology and who supervises a radiologist assistant;
(iii) One shall be a licensed physician who specializes in nuclear medicine;
(iv) One shall be a licensed physician who specializes in radiation oncology;
(v) One shall be a radiation therapist;
(vi) One shall be a radiographer;
(vii) One shall be a radiologist assistant;
(viii) One shall be a nuclear medicine technologist;
(ix) One shall be a consumer member; and
(x) One shall be a member of the Board.
(c) 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.
(d) 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 a health care professional or in training to be a health care professional; and
(3) May not:
(i) Participate or ever have participated in a commercial or professional field related to radiation therapy, radiography, nuclear medicine technology, or radiology assistance;
(ii) Have a household member who participates in a commercial or professional field related to radiation therapy, radiography, nuclear medicine technology, or radiology assistance; or
(iii) Have had within 2 years before appointment a financial interest in a person regulated by the Board.
(e) Term. --
(1) The term of a member is 3 years.
(2) The terms of members are staggered as required by regulation.
(3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(4) A member may not serve more than 2 consecutive full terms.