Section 36-4C-4 - Respiratory Care Practitioner's Advisory Committee--Membership--Duties. - South Dakota Statutes

36-4C-4. Respiratory Care Practitioner's Advisory Committee--Membership--Duties. The board shall appoint a Respiratory Care Practitioners' Advisory Committee composed of five members as follows:
(1) Two registered respiratory therapists;
(2) Two certified respiratory therapists; and
(3) A physician licensed pursuant to chapter 36-4 who practices as a pulmonologist.
Each committee member shall serve a term of three years. However, the terms of initial appointees shall be staggered so that no more than two members' terms expire 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 person 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 evaluating the qualifications of applicants for licensure and reviewing the examination results of applicants. The committee shall also make recommendations to the board regarding rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter.

Source: SL 1993, ch 273, § 4; SL 2004, ch 245, § 3; SL 2005, ch 199, § 9.