(b) Members. The advisory board shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Health, hereinafter referred to as the “secretary”, as follows:

1. (1) Four (4) licensed qualified interpreters appointed from a list of eight (8) submitted by the Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. in conjunction with the Arkansas Association of the Deaf;
2. (2) Two (2) members appointed from a list of four (4) submitted by the Arkansas Association for the Deaf in conjunction with Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. who are deaf persons, hard of hearing persons, or oral deaf persons not licensed under Arkansas Code § 20-14-801 et seq.; and
3. (3) One (1) member appointed from a list of two (2) submitted by the Arkansas Association for the Deaf in conjunction with Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., who are neither individuals who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, nor oral deaf and who are not licensed under Arkansas Code § 20-14-801 et seq.

(c) Terms.

1. (1) Each member shall serve a term of three (3) years.
2. (2) A member shall not serve more than two (2) consecutive terms.

(f) Meetings.

1. (1)

   1. (A) The advisory board shall hold meetings at the offices of the department in Little Rock, Arkansas, or at other places as the advisory board may determine.
   2. (B) Meetings for review of documents and recommendations may be done via technology, in lieu of face-to-face, provided those meetings comply with the open meeting requirement of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act of 1967, Arkansas Code § 25-19-101 et seq.
2. (2) The department shall provide meeting facilities and staff for such meetings of the advisory board for the purpose of keeping records.