314A.200 Board of Respiratory Care.
(1) There is hereby created a Board of Respiratory Care which shall consist of seven (7)
voting members appointed by the Governor. <br>(a) Four (4) members shall be respiratory care practitioners holding a valid
mandatory certificate and practicing in Kentucky;
(b) Two (2) members shall be pulmonologists who are licensed and practicing
physicians in Kentucky; and
(c) One (1) member shall be a citizen at large who is not associated with or
financially interested in respiratory care.
(2) Members shall be appointed to the board for terms of three (3) years, expiring on
October 30 of the third year. No person shall be appointed to serve more than two <br>(2) consecutive terms.
(3) By May 30 of years in which respiratory care practitioner terms expire, the
Kentucky Society for Respiratory Care shall submit to the Governor a list of names <br>of candidates qualified for the appointment of respiratory care practitioner, in <br>numbers not less than twice the numbers of appointments to be made, from which <br>the Governor shall make each appointment or appointments by October 31 of that <br>year. The Governor shall also appoint the pulmonologist and citizen at-large <br>members by October 31 of any year in which a term expires.
(4) A vacancy on the board shall be filled by the Governor as provided under
subsection (1) of this section. The appointment shall be for the remaining portion of <br>the member's term.
(5) The Governor or board may remove a member from the board for cause or as
provided under administrative regulations promulgated by the board in accordance <br>with KRS Chapter 13A.
(6) The board shall reorganize annually and select a chairperson. Four (4) voting
members of the board shall constitute a quorum to do business. The board shall hold <br>at least one (1) regular meeting each year. Additional meetings may be held upon <br>the call of the chairperson or at the written request of any two (2) members of the <br>board. All meetings of the board shall be open and public to the extent permitted by <br>law.
Effective: July 14, 2000 <br>History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 295, sec. 5, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 201, sec. 6, effective July 13, 1990.
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