Section 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 the Arkansas Reproductive Health Monitoring System.(b) The functions of the commission are to:(1) Advise the Medical Director of the Arkansas Reproductive Health Monitoring System as to the adequacy of policies, procedures, and performance of the system;(2) Promote the purposes of the system and assist in identification of appropriate funding sources;(3) Promote interagency cooperation toward the goals of the system; and(4) Review mechanisms ensuring the maintenance of the confidentiality of personal data.(c) The commission shall be composed of the following state agency members, 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 Secretary of the Department of Health;(4) The Director of the National Center for Toxicological Research;(5) One (1) representative of the Arkansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics;(6) One (1) representative of the Arkansas Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology;(7) One (1) representative of the Arkansas Hospital Association, Inc.;(8) Two (2) consumer representatives;(9) One (1) member from the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and one (1) member from the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor; and(10) Up to six (6) 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.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5010, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by Act 2015, No. 1062,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.Acts 1985, No. 214, §§ 4, 11; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 82-4611, 82-4618; Acts 1997, No. 250, § 188; 1999, No. 1164, § 173.