2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 37:3242 — Louisiana advisory committee on midwifery; vacancy; creation; membership; appointment; compensation

§3242.  Louisiana Advisory Committee on Midwifery; vacancy; creation; membership; appointment; compensation

A.(1)  The Louisiana Advisory Committee on Midwifery is hereby created within the Department of Health and Hospitals.  The committee shall be composed of seven members appointed by the governor to advise the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners on implementation of the provisions of this Chapter.  

(2)  One member of the committee shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in the state of Louisiana selected from a list of names submitted by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.  

(3)  One member of the committee shall be a pediatrician licensed to practice medicine in the state of Louisiana selected from a list of names submitted by the Louisiana Midwives Association.  

(4)  One member of the committee shall be a registered nurse with obstetrical experience or a certified nurse midwife selected from a list of names submitted by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.  

(5)  Three members of the committee shall be midwives selected from a list of names submitted by the Louisiana Midwives Association.  

(6)  One member of the committee shall be a citizen who has been a consumer of midwifery services selected from a list of names submitted by the Louisiana Midwives Association.  

B.  Members shall serve two-year terms.  

C.  Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.  

D.  A vacancy in an unexpired term shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment.  

E.  The committee shall elect from its membership a chairman, vice chairman, and secretary-treasurer.  The committee may meet as needed but shall meet at least twice a year.  

F.  Members of the committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of their duties at the rate provided state employees.  

Acts 1984, No. 688, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1988, No. 701, §2.