Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 5A - Respiratory Care Practitioners
Section 14-5A-06 - Respiratory Care Professional Standards Committee -- Membership

(a)    The Committee consists of seven members appointed by the Board as follows:
        (1)    Three respiratory care practitioners;
        (2)    Three physicians:
            (i)    One of whom is a specialist in thoracic surgery;
            (ii)    One of whom is a specialist in pulmonary medicine; and
            (iii)    One of whom is a specialist in anesthesiology; and
        (3)    One consumer member.
    (b)    The consumer member of the Committee:
        (1)    Shall be a member of the general public;
        (2)    May not be or ever have been:
            (i)    A respiratory care practitioner;
            (ii)    Any health care professional; or
            (iii)    In training to be a respiratory care practitioner or other health professional; and
        (3)    May not:
            (i)    Participate or ever have participated in a commercial or professional field related to respiratory care;
            (ii)    Have a household member who participates in a commercial or professional field related to respiratory care;
            (iii)    Have had within 2 years before appointment a financial interest in a person regulated by the Board; or
            (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.
    (c)    (1)    The term of a member is 3 years.
        (2)    The terms of members are staggered.
        (3)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
        (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.
    (d)    (1)    From among its members, the Committee shall elect a chair once every 2 years.
        (2)    The chair, or the chair’s designee, shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Board as a representative of the Committee.