2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 37 — Professions and occupations
RS 37:3463 — Board; appointments; terms; removal; compensation; officers

§3463. Board; appointments; terms; removal; compensation; officers

A. The Louisiana Board of Wholesale Drug Distributors is hereby created within the Department of Health and Hospitals and is subject to the provisions of R.S. 36:803. The board shall administer the provisions of this Chapter. It shall be composed of seven members, five of whom shall be licensed wholesale drug distributors and two of whom shall be actively engaged in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

B. The governor shall appoint, subject to Senate confirmation, members to the board from a list containing the names of five persons, submitted by the Louisiana Association of Wholesale Drug Distributors and from a list containing the names of two persons, submitted by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. In the event of the death or resignation of any member of the board, the governor shall appoint his successor in the manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.

C. Each member appointed to the board shall serve a term of five years.

D. Each member shall serve until his successor has been appointed and qualified.

E. The presidents of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and the Louisiana Association of Wholesale Drug Distributors shall submit the nominations within sixty days after receipt of notice of death, resignation, or removal of a member of the board and at least thirty days prior to the expiration of the term of a member of the board.

F.(1) Any member of the board may be removed by the governor, or a majority vote of the board, after notice and a hearing by the board wherein grounds for removal have been established. Grounds for removal shall include but not be limited to incompetence, neglect of duty, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, or a violation of this Chapter.

(2) A board member's seat shall be considered vacant after two consecutive absences by that member from official board meetings without a reason acceptable by the board.

G. Each member of the board shall receive seventy-five dollars a day and reimbursement for actual expenses and mileage at the same rate set by the division of administration for state employees under the provisions of R.S. 39:231 for each day while engaged in the discharge of their duties.

H. The board shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, secretary-treasurer, and such other officers as it considers necessary to carry out the duties or functions of the board.

Acts 1988, No. 852, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1152, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2008, No. 597, §1.