(a) The Committee consists of seven members appointed by the Board as follows:
(1) Three licensed respiratory care practitioners;
(2) Three licensed 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) Each member of the Committee licensed by the Board must be in good standing with the Board.
(c) The consumer member of the Committee:
(1) Must be a member of the general public;
(2) May not be or ever have been:
(i) A respiratory care practitioner;
(ii) Any other 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.
(d) Each member of the Committee must be a resident of the State.
(e) (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 who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(5) A member may not serve more than two consecutive full terms.
(f) (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.
(g) A quorum of the Committee consists of four members.