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211.736 Creation of Kentucky Diabetes Research Board.
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The Kentucky Diabetes Research Board is created for the purpose of administering
the diabetes research trust fund. The board shall be composed of the secretary of the
Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the secretary's designee and seven (7)
members appointed by the Governor as follows:
(a) Two (2) members representing the University of Kentucky College of
Medicine;
(b) Two (2) members representing the University of Louisville School of
Medicine;
(c) One (1) member who has diabetes or who has a family member with diabetes;
(d) One (1) member who is a physician with experience with research or
treatment of diabetes; and
(e) One (1) at-large member who has a health care policy perspective on diabetes
issues as a patient, health care provider, consultant, or in business.
The term of each appointed board member shall be four (4) years. A board member
shall be reimbursed for ordinary travel expenses, including meals and lodging,
incurred in the performance of his or her duties.
At the end of a term, a member shall continue to serve until a successor is
appointed. A member who is appointed after a term has begun shall serve the rest of
the term and until a successor is appointed. A member who serves two (2)
consecutive full four (4) year terms shall not be reappointed for four (4) years after
completion of those terms.
A simple majority of the full membership of the board shall constitute a quorum.
The board shall elect, by a majority vote, a chairperson who shall be the presiding
officer of the board, preside at all meetings, and coordinate the functions and
activities of the board. The chairperson shall be elected or reelected for each
calendar year.
The board shall meet at least two (2) times each year but may meet more frequently,
subject to call by the chairperson or by request of a majority of the board members.
Each board meeting shall include but not be limited to programs relating to
diabetes, research progress reports, authorization of projects, and financial plans.
No member of the board shall be subject to any personal liability or personal
accountability for any loss sustained or damage suffered on account of any action or
inaction of the board.
The board shall be attached to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for
administrative purposes. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall provide
sufficient staff for the proper administration of the board.
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall promulgate any necessary
administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to implement the
provisions of KRS 211.735 to 211.739.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 369, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created
2004 Ky. Acts ch. 171, sec. 2, effective July 13, 2004.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/13/2004). When this statute was enacted
(2004 Ky. Acts ch. 171, sec. 2), the phrase "of the secretary" was erroneously
included in the first sentence of subsection (1). This manifest typographical error,
which occurred during the preparation of a committee substitute, has been corrected
by the Reviser of Statutes pursuant to KRS 7.136.
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