Regulation .03 Committee.
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A.
The Board shall appoint members of the Polysomnographic Professional Standards Committee as follows:
(1)
Three polysomnographic technologists who:
(a)
Before October 1, 2009, are registered polysomnographic technologists; and
(b)
On or after October 1, 2009, are both registered polysomnographic technologists and licensed polysomnographic technologists;
(2)
Three licensed physicians with specialty certification in sleep medicine who are specialists in the following areas:
(a)
One in psychiatry or internal medicine;
(b)
One in pulmonary medicine; and
(c)
One in neurology; and
(3)
One consumer member who is a member of the general public and who:
(a)
May not be or ever has been:
(i)
A polysomnographic technologist;
(ii)
A health care professional;
(iii)
In training to be a polysomnographic technologist or other health care professional; or
(iv)
A household member of a health care professional or an individual in training to be a health care professional; and
(b)
May not:
(i)
Participate, or ever have participated, in a commercial or professional field related to polysomnography;
(ii)
Have a household member who participates in a commercial or professional field related to polysomnography;
(iii)
Have had, within 2 years before appointment, a financial interest in a individual regulated by the Board; or
(iv)
Have had, within 2 years before appointment, a financial interest in the provision of goods or services to polysomnographic technologists or to the field of polysomnography.
B.
Tenure.
(1)
The term of a member is 3 years.
(2)
The terms of the members are staggered.
(3)
At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.
(4)
An individual may be reappointed for a second term but the individual may not serve more than two full consecutive terms.
C.
Vacancy.
(1)
If a vacancy occurs, the Board shall appoint a new member to serve.
(2)
The successor member shall only serve for the remainder of the term, unless reappointed.
D.
Quorum.
(1)
A majority of the members then serving on the Committee is a quorum.
(2)
Business may not be conducted at a Committee meeting unless there is a quorum.
E.
The Committee shall:
(1)
Make recommendations to the Board regarding the practice of, and regulations governing, polysomnographic technologists;
(2)
Make recommendations to the Board on the requirements for licensure as a polysomnographic technologist;
(3)
Review selected applications for licensure as a polysomnographic technologist and make recommendations to the Board on the applications;
(4)
At the request of the Board, review complaints against polysomnographic technologists and respond to the Board's questions; and
(5)
Keep a record of the Committee's proceedings.