(a) (1) There is established a State Kidney Disease Advisory Council to consist of seven (7) members.(2) Seven (7) members shall be appointed by the State Board of Health as follows:(A) Three (3) members who are knowledgeable in renal medicine and the treatment of end-stage renal disease shall be physicians licensed to practice in Arkansas who are actively engaged in the private practice of medicine in this state;(B) One (1) member who is knowledgeable in renal medicine and the treatment of end-stage renal disease shall be a physician licensed in Arkansas who is engaged primarily in the institutional practice of medicine;(C) One (1) member shall be engaged in hospital administrative activities;(D) One (1) member shall be named from the public at large, but he or she shall be an individual who has a demonstrated interest in the treatment and cure of renal diseases and may be a representative from an Arkansas-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the treatment and cure of renal diseases; and(E) One (1) member who shall represent the elderly shall be sixty (60) years of age or older and shall be appointed from the state at large. The member shall not be actively engaged in or retired from any profession, occupation, or industry which is regulated pursuant to this subchapter.
(1) There is established a State Kidney Disease Advisory Council to consist of seven (7) members.
(2) Seven (7) members shall be appointed by the State Board of Health as follows:(A) Three (3) members who are knowledgeable in renal medicine and the treatment of end-stage renal disease shall be physicians licensed to practice in Arkansas who are actively engaged in the private practice of medicine in this state;(B) One (1) member who is knowledgeable in renal medicine and the treatment of end-stage renal disease shall be a physician licensed in Arkansas who is engaged primarily in the institutional practice of medicine;(C) One (1) member shall be engaged in hospital administrative activities;(D) One (1) member shall be named from the public at large, but he or she shall be an individual who has a demonstrated interest in the treatment and cure of renal diseases and may be a representative from an Arkansas-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the treatment and cure of renal diseases; and(E) One (1) member who shall represent the elderly shall be sixty (60) years of age or older and shall be appointed from the state at large. The member shall not be actively engaged in or retired from any profession, occupation, or industry which is regulated pursuant to this subchapter.
(A) Three (3) members who are knowledgeable in renal medicine and the treatment of end-stage renal disease shall be physicians licensed to practice in Arkansas who are actively engaged in the private practice of medicine in this state;
(B) One (1) member who is knowledgeable in renal medicine and the treatment of end-stage renal disease shall be a physician licensed in Arkansas who is engaged primarily in the institutional practice of medicine;
(C) One (1) member shall be engaged in hospital administrative activities;
(D) One (1) member shall be named from the public at large, but he or she shall be an individual who has a demonstrated interest in the treatment and cure of renal diseases and may be a representative from an Arkansas-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the treatment and cure of renal diseases; and
(E) One (1) member who shall represent the elderly shall be sixty (60) years of age or older and shall be appointed from the state at large. The member shall not be actively engaged in or retired from any profession, occupation, or industry which is regulated pursuant to this subchapter.
(b) Members shall be appointed for four-year terms to expire on January 14 of the members' fourth year of the appointed term. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(c) If a vacancy occurs on the advisory council due to death, resignation, or other cause, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the board of a person eligible for the initial appointment, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, for the remainder of the unexpired portion of the term of the member.
(d) The advisory council shall annually elect one (1) of its members as Chair of the State Kidney Disease Advisory Council and one (1) of its members as vice chair and such other officers as the advisory council deems necessary.
(e) The advisory council may meet as necessary, as determined by the chair, and shall meet at least one (1) time each calendar year and at such other times as may be designated by the advisory council's rules or upon call by the chair or upon written request of any three (3) members.
(f) Members shall serve without pay but may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.
(g) Members shall qualify by taking the oath of office as prescribed by law.
(h) A quorum shall consist of a simple majority of the current appointed members of the advisory council.