2005 Rhode Island Code - § 23-16.3-6 — Administration.

    (a) There is created within the division of professional regulation of the department of health a clinical laboratory advisory board which shall consist of seven (7) persons who have been residents of the state for at least two (2) years prior to their appointment, and who are actively engaged in their areas of practice. The director of the department of health, with the approval of the governor, shall make appointments to the board from lists submitted by organizations of clinical laboratory science practitioners and organizations of physicians and pathologists.

   (b) The board shall be composed of:

   (1) One physician certified by the American Board of Pathology or American Board of Osteopathic Pathology;

   (2) One physician who is not a laboratory director and is not a pathologist;

   (3) Four (4) clinical laboratory science practitioners, at least one of whom is a non-physician laboratory director, one of whom is a clinical laboratory scientist (technologist), and one of whom is a clinical laboratory technician, and who, except for the initial appointments, hold active and valid licenses as clinical laboratory science practitioners in this state and one of whom is a clinical laboratory science practitioner not falling in one of the first three (3) categories; and

   (4) One public member who is not associated with or financially interested in the practice of clinical laboratory science.

   (c) Board members shall serve for a term of three (3) years, and until their successors are appointed and qualified, except that the initial appointments, which shall be made within sixty (60) days after July 1, 1992, shall be as follows:

   (1) One pathologist, one non-physician laboratory director, and one clinical laboratory scientist, shall be appointed to serve for three (3) years;

   (2) One public representative and one non-pathologist physician, shall be appointed to serve for two (2) years; and

   (3) The remaining members shall be appointed to serve for one year.

   (d) The membership of the board shall receive no compensation for their services.

   (e) Whenever a vacancy shall occur on the board by reason other than the expiration of a term of office, the director of the department of health with the approval of the governor shall appoint a successor of like qualifications for the remainder of the unexpired term. No person shall be appointed to serve more than two (2) successive three (3) year terms.