1. (a) The Committee consists of seven members appointed by the Board as follows:

   1. (1) Three licensed respiratory care practitioners;

   2. (2) Three licensed physicians:

      1. (i) One of whom is a specialist in thoracic surgery;
      2. (ii) One of whom is a specialist in pulmonary medicine; and
      3. (iii) One of whom is a specialist in anesthesiology; and
   3. (3) One consumer member.
2. (b) Each member of the Committee licensed by the Board must be in good standing with the Board.

3. (c) The consumer member of the Committee:

   1. (1) Must be a member of the general public;

   2. (2) May not be or ever have been:

      1. (i) A respiratory care practitioner;
      2. (ii) Any other health care professional; or
      3. (iii) In training to be a respiratory care practitioner or other health professional; and

   3. (3) May not:

      1. (i) Participate or ever have participated in a commercial or professional field related to respiratory care;
      2. (ii) Have a household member who participates in a commercial or professional field related to respiratory care;
      3. (iii) Have had within 2 years before appointment a financial interest in a person regulated by the Board; or
      4. (iv) Have had within 2 years before appointment a financial interest in the provision of goods or services to respiratory care practitioners or to the field of respiratory care.
4. (d) Each member of the Committee must be a resident of the State.

5. (e)

   1. (1) The term of a member is 3 years.
   2. (2) The terms of members are staggered as required by regulation.
   3. (3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
   4. (4) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
   5. (5) A member may not serve more than two consecutive full terms.

6. (f)

   1. (1) From among its members, the Committee shall elect a chair once every 2 years.
   2. (2) The chair, or the chair's designee, shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Board as a representative of the Committee.
7. (g) A quorum of the Committee consists of four members.

Added by Acts 1996, c. 516, § 2, eff. July 1, 1996. Amended by Acts 2008, c. 328, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2013, c. 401, § 1, eff. May 2, 2013; Acts 2025, c. 675, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, c. 676, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.