Section 14-5A-06 - Respiratory Care Professional Standards Committee - Membership(a) The Committee consists of seven members appointed by the Board as follows:(1) Three respiratory care practitioners;(2) Three physicians:(i) One of whom is a specialist in thoracic surgery;(ii) One of whom is a specialist in pulmonary medicine; and(iii) One of whom is a specialist in anesthesiology; and(b) The consumer member of the Committee: (1) Shall be a member of the general public;(2) May not be or ever have been:(i) A respiratory care practitioner;(ii) Any health care professional; or(iii) In training to be a respiratory care practitioner or other health professional; and(3) May not: (i) Participate or ever have participated in a commercial or professional field related to respiratory care;(ii) Have a household member who participates in a commercial or professional field related to respiratory care;(iii) Have had within 2 years before appointment a financial interest in a person regulated by the Board; or(iv) Have had within 2 years before appointment a financial interest in the provision of goods or services to respiratory care practitioners or to the field of respiratory care.(c)(1) The term of a member is 3 years.(2) The terms of members are staggered.(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.(d)(1) From among its members, the Committee shall elect a chair once every 2 years.(2) The chair, or the chair's designee, shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Board as a representative of the Committee.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 401,Sec. 1, eff. 5/2/2013.