1. (1)

   1. (a) The secretary of the department may appoint a Cardiac Advisory Council for the purpose of acting as the advisory body to the ¹Children's Medical Services Program Office in the delivery of cardiac services. Specifically, the duties of the council shall include, but not be limited to:

      1. Recommending standards for personnel and facilities rendering cardiac services for ²Children's Medical Services;

      2. Receiving reports of the periodic review of cardiac personnel and facilities to determine if established standards for ²Children's Medical Services cardiac services are met;

      3. Making recommendations to the ²Children's Medical Services staff director as to the approval or disapproval of reviewed personnel and facilities;

      4. Making recommendations as to the intervals for reinspection of approved personnel and facilities; and

      5. Providing input to ²Children's Medical Services on all aspects of ²Children's Medical Services cardiac programs, including the rulemaking process. The council shall be composed of eight members with technical expertise in cardiac medicine. Members shall be appointed for 4-year staggered terms. In no case shall an employee of the Department of Health serve as a member or as an ex officio member of the advisory council. A vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. A member may not be appointed to more than two consecutive terms. However, a member may be reappointed after being off the council for at least 2 years.

   2. (b) Members shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for per diem and travel expenses in accordance with the provisions of s. 112.061.
2. (2) The Cardiac Advisory Council shall meet at the call of the chair, at the request of a majority of its membership, or at the call of the staff director of the ¹Children's Medical Services Program Office, but no more frequently than quarterly. Minutes shall be recorded for all meetings of such council and shall be kept on file in the ¹Children's Medical Services Program Office.

3. (3) No later than December 1 of each year preceding a legislative session in which a ³biennial budget will be adopted, the department shall present a summary report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives documenting compliance with this act and the accomplishments and expenditures of the Cardiac Advisory Council.

   ¹Note.--Section 5, ch. 96-403, deletes all references to "Children's Medical Services Program Office" from s. 20.19.

   ²Note.--Section 6(2), ch. 96-403, transfers all existing legal authorities and actions of the Children's Medical Services program to the Department of Health, Division of Children's Medical Services.

   ³Note.--Chapter 91-109 provides for a change from biennial to annual budgeting.

History.--ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-270; ss. 1, 4, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; ss. 4, 5, 6, ch. 89-93; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 697, ch. 95-148; s. 88, ch. 97-101.