§ 20-16-203 - Advisory commission -- Members -- Functions. - Arkansas Statutes

20-16-203. Advisory commission -- Members -- Functions.

(a) The Arkansas Reproductive Health Monitoring System shall be administered with the advice of an advisory commission appointed to one-year renewable terms by the Medical Director of Arkansas Children's Hospital.

(b) The functions of the commission are to:

(1) Advise the medical director as to the adequacy of policies, procedures, and performance of the system;

(2) Appoint members of the board upon the recommendations of the medical director;

(3) Promote the purposes of the system and assist in identification of appropriate funding sources;

(4) Promote interagency cooperation toward the goals of this system;

(5) Advise the medical director regarding requests for data dissemination; and

(6) Review mechanisms ensuring the maintenance of the confidentiality of personal data.

(c) The commission shall be composed of the following state agencies, professional members, and public members:

(1) The Medical Director of Arkansas Children's Hospital;

(2) The Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences;

(3) The Director of the Division of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services;

(4) The Director of the Department of Health and Human Services;

(5) The Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality;

(6) The Director of the National Center for Toxicological Research;

(7) One (1) representative of the Arkansas Medical Society;

(8) One (1) representative of the Arkansas Academy of Pediatrics;

(9) One (1) representative of the Arkansas Society for Obstetrics & Gynecology;

(10) One (1) representative of the Arkansas Hospital Association;

(11) One (1) representative of the State Plant Board;

(12) Two (2) consumer representatives;

(13) One (1) member from House Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and one (1) member from the Senate Interim Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor; and

(14) Up to four (4) additional members at large may be appointed.

(d) Members of the commission who are not employees of the state may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with 25-16-901 et seq.