30 Miss. Code. R. 3002-1.1
The State Board of Pharmacy shall consist of seven (7) appointed members. At least one (1) appointment shall be made from each of the five (5) congressional districts as they existed on July 1, 2001. Each appointed member of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, from a list of five (5) names submitted by the Mississippi Pharmacists Association with input from the Magnolia Pharmaceutical Society, the Mississippi Independent Pharmacies Association (MIPA). Mississippi Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) and Mississippi College of Clinical Pharmacy (MCCP) and other pharmacist associations or societies. Of the members appointed, one (1) shall, at the time of appointment, have had five (5) years' experience as a pharmacist at a facility holding an institutional permit, and one (1) shall, at the time of appointment, have had five (5) years' experience as a pharmacist at a facility holding a retail permit. Any person appointed to the Board shall be limited to two (2) full terms of office during any fifteen-year period. Members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of five (5) years from the expiration date of the previous terms. Any vacancy on the Board prior to the expiration of a term for any reason, including resignation, removal, disqualification, death or disability, shall be filled by appointment of the Governor for the balance of the unexpired term. The Mississippi Pharmacists Association with input from the Magnolia Pharmaceutical Society, the Mississippi Independent Pharmacies Association (MIPA). Mississippi Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) and Mississippi College of Clinical Pharmacy (MCCP) and other pharmacist associations or societies, shall submit a list of nominees no more than thirty (30) days after a vacancy occurs, and the Governor shall fill such vacancies within ninety (90) days after each such vacancy occurs. If an election is required to narrow the number of potential candidates for nominations to the Board, the Mississippi Pharmacists Association shall provide a ballot to each pharmacist holding a valid Mississippi license.
30 Miss. Code. R. 3002-1.1