(1) A nursing home that does not maintain a quality assessment and assurance committee under s. 49.498 (2)
(a) 2. may maintain a committee that consists of the director of nursing services, a physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5), a pharmacist, as defined in s. 450.01 (15), and at least 2 other members of the nursing home staff.
(2) A committee with the members specified under sub.
(1) may establish written guidelines or procedures for making therapeutic alternate drug selections for the purposes of s. 450.01 (16) (hm).