1. (A) There is created a Disciplinary Panel for Massage/Bodywork under the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. The disciplinary panel consists of five members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Three of the members of the disciplinary panel must be licensed massage/bodywork therapists and must have been engaged in the practice of massage/bodywork for not fewer than three consecutive years before appointment and must practice in this State. Two members of the disciplinary panel must be members of the general public who are not licensed massage/bodywork therapists and must not have any financial interest, direct or indirect, in the profession of massage/bodywork therapy. Each disciplinary panel member must be a high school graduate or shall have received a graduate equivalency diploma. Each disciplinary panel member must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this State for not fewer than five years.
2. (B) Nominations for appointment to the disciplinary panel may be submitted to the Governor from any individual, group, or association.
3. (C) Members serve a term of two years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. A vacancy on the disciplinary panel must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
4. (D) Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the office, a disciplinary panel member shall take and file with the Secretary of State in writing an oath to perform the duties of the office as a member of the disciplinary panel and to uphold the Constitution of this State and the United States.
5. (E) Members of the disciplinary panel must be compensated for their services at the usual rate for mileage, subsistence, and per diem as provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions and must be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with and as a result of their work as members of the disciplinary panel. Compensation and reimbursements paid to disciplinary panel members under this subsection must be paid as an expense of the disciplinary panel in the administration of this chapter.
6. (F) The Governor may remove a member of the disciplinary panel in accordance with Section 1-3-240.

HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 387, Section 1; 1999 Act No. 26, Section 4.