Section 13-506 - Advisory Council - Members. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-506. Advisory Council - Members.
 

(a)  Appointment.-  

(1) The Advisory Council consists of 15 members appointed by the Governor. 

(2) Of the 15 members: 

(i) 2 shall be representatives of the physicians and arthritis health professionals at the State's 2 medical schools; 

(ii) 1 shall be a representative of the Department; 

(iii) 1 shall be a representative of the Division of Rehabilitation Services; 

(iv) 1 shall be a representative of the Department of Aging; 

(v) 1 shall be a representative of the Governor's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped; 

(vi) 3 shall be members of voluntary agencies, including the Maryland Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, the Maryland Lupus Foundation, and Home Health Care Inc.; 

(vii) 2 shall be representatives from hospitals or health professionals or both outside of the major metropolitan areas; 

(viii) 2 shall be representatives from the health care industry, including the pharmaceutical industry and third-party payors; and 

(ix) 2 shall be arthritic patients or family members of arthritic patients. 

(b)  Terms.-  

(1) The term of a member is 4 years. 

(2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Advisory Council on July 1, 1989. 

(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. 

(c)  Removal.- The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct. 
 

[1985, ch. 250; 1992, ch. 71; 1998, ch. 573, § 5; ch. 574, § 5; 2002, ch. 215; 2005, ch. 25, § 7.]