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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="17-2A-12" title_number="17" title_name="Laboratories" subtitle_number="2A" subtitle_name="Forensic Laboratories">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Governor shall establish a Forensic Laboratory Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on matters relating to the implementation of the provisions of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Advisory Committee shall consist of the following 10 members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Director of the Laboratories Administration in the Department, or the Director’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Director of the Office of Health Care Quality in the Department, or the Director’s designee; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The following members, appointed by the Governor:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>One from the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>One from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Medical Research and Technology;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>One from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>One from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>One from the ANSI–ASQ National Accreditation Board; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Three directors of forensic laboratories in the State, including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>One from a forensic laboratory operated by the State;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>One from a forensic laboratory operated by a county; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>One from a forensic laboratory operated by a municipal corporation.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The term of an appointed member is 3 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The terms of appointed members are staggered as required by the terms provided for appointed members of the Advisory Committee on October 1, 2007.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Governor shall designate the chair of the Advisory Committee.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A majority of the members serving on the Advisory Committee represents a quorum to conduct business.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A member of the Advisory Committee may not receive compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The Department shall provide staff for the Advisory Committee.</text>
  </level>
</section>
