(a) The Controlled Substances Advisory Committee is established in the Department of Law. The committee consists of
- (1) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee;
- (2) the commissioner of family and community services or the commissioner's designee;
- (3) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee;
- (4) the president of the Board of Pharmacy or the designee of the president who shall also be a member of the Board of Pharmacy;
- (5) a peace officer appointed by the governor after consultation with the Alaska Association of Chiefs of Police;
- (6) a physician appointed by the governor;
- (7) a psychiatrist appointed by the governor; and
- (8) two individuals appointed by the governor.
- (b) Members of the committee appointed under (a)(5) — (a)(8) of this section serve terms of four years. A member of the committee receives no salary but is entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized by law for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.
- (c) The president of the Board of Pharmacy or the president's designee is the chair of the committee.
- (d) The committee meets at the call of the chair of the committee.
- (e) The committee shall meet at least twice a year.
- (f) Five members of the committee constitute a quorum, except that a smaller number may adjourn a meeting in the absence of a quorum. A quorum being present, a majority vote of the total membership is required to take official action.