Section 36-4A-3.1 - Board to appoint advisory committee--Terms--Duties. - South Dakota Statutes

36-4A-3.1. Board to appoint advisory committee--Terms--Duties. The board shall appoint a physician assistant advisory committee composed of three physician assistants. Each committee member shall serve a term of three years. However, the terms of initial appointees shall be staggered so that no more than one member's term expires in any one year. No committee member may be appointed to more than three consecutive full terms. If a vacancy occurs, the board shall appoint a person to fill the unexpired term. The appointment of a member to an unexpired term is not considered a full term. The committee shall meet at least annually or as deemed necessary to conduct business. The advisory committee shall assist the board in the regulation of physician assistants pursuant to this chapter. The committee shall also make recommendations to the board regarding rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter.

Source: SL 1999, ch 192, § 5; SL 2005, ch 199, § 5; SL 2007, ch 207, § 2.