Health Care Professions Licensing Board Staff and Counsel

Health Care Professions Licensing Board Staff and Counsel. (a) The Board may designate its administrative functions to an executive director or other chief operating officer, subject to the oversight of the Board's chair. Such person may employ a staff. (b) The Board’s staff shall be subject to the civil service and its executive director or other chief operating officer shall receive an annual salary as determined by the Board pursuant to 1 CMC § 8246. (c) The Board shall employ qualified legal counsel. The Attorney General shall offer acceptable counsel to the Board, including for the purposes of solicitor and for all legal proceedings initiated and defended. Except that: (1) In the event of a non-consentable conflict, the Attorney General shall secure for the Board such independent counsel as necessary; or (2) When the Board certifies with specificity that special experience or skills are needed that cannot be provided by an Assistant Attorney General, the Attorney General shall not unreasonably deny the Board the selection of private counsel to provide the services. (d) The Board may transfer to the account of the Attorney General those amounts reflecting the salaries, benefits, fees, and other expenses for legal counsel and for litigation. (e) The Board shall establish and maintain a suitable office for its operations on the island of Saipan. Source: PL 15-105, § 3(2210), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission changed capitalization pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(f).