Ala. Admin. Code r. 545-X-1-.01

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 545-X-1-.01 - Composition Of The Commission

(1) The Commission shall be composed of seven physicians, each of whom must be either a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathy and be licensed to practice medicine in Alabama. There shall be one public member, who shall not be a licensee of the Commission or hold a professional degree in any health care field or practice as a licensed health care professional.

(2) The members shall be appointed as follows:

(a) Two physicians shall be appointed by the lieutenant governor;

(b) Two physicians shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(c) The three remaining physicians and the public member shall be appointed by the Governor.

(3) The members shall serve a five-year term with no limit as to the number of terms a member can serve. In order to stagger the terms, the initial appointment shall be as follows:

(a) The two members appointed by the lieutenant governor shall serve a five-year term;

(b) The two members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives shall serve a four-year term;

(c) One member appointed by the Governor shall serve a three-year term, one member appointed by the Governor shall serve a two-year term, and the other member appointed by the Governor shall serve a one-year term.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 545-X-1-.01

Filed May 6, 1983. Amended: Filed March 4, 2003; effective April 8, 2003.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVII, Issue No. 03, December 28, 2018, eff. 1/24/2019.

Authors: Wayne P. Turner, Wallace D. Mills

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-24-310.