Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 85-26-5 - Meetings; Conduct of Business5.1. Public meetings of the Health Care Advisory Panel may be called by the chairperson. The chairperson shall call a meeting upon the written request of a majority of the voting members of the Panel.5.2. The chairperson shall notify Panel members in writing at least seven (7) days in advance of a meeting. The notice shall set forth the time and place of such meeting and the matters to be considered, except that such notice is not required if the time, the place, and the matters for consideration have been fixed in a meeting where all the members are present.5.3. The chairperson shall notify the public and the news media by filing with the office of the Secretary of State a public notice of the meeting. The notice shall be filed in a manner so as to allow each notice to appear in the state register at least five days prior to the date of the meeting. The public notice shall contain the time, the place, and purpose of the meeting.5.4. The provisions of this section shall not apply in the event of an emergency requiring immediate official action by the Panel. In the event of an emergency requiring immediate official action, the Panel may file an emergency meeting notice at any time prior to the meeting. The emergency meeting notice shall state the time, place, and purpose of the meeting and the facts and circumstances of the emergency.5.5. Meetings may be continued to a set time and place by a majority vote of the Panel members present and voting without further notice to the members and without further publication unless such continued meeting is scheduled for more than fourteen (14) days from the date of the voting.5.6. All members present at a meeting shall have the same right to participate in discussion of matters before the Panel.5.7. The Panel shall consider any matter brought before it by the chairperson or any appointed member and may consider, at its discretion, any matter referred to it by a person not a member of the Panel.5.8. A meeting of the Panel may be conducted by telephonic means. In the event that a telephonic conference call is to be utilized, the notice shall so state and shall additionally state the time and date of the meeting as provided for in subsections 5.3 and 5.4.5.9. A quorum shall exist for a meeting if a simple majority of appointed Panel members are present. 5.10. The Health Care Advisory Panel is authorized to meet in executive session as permitted by statute; the minutes of the public meeting shall reflect the reason for the move to executive session.5.11. Members of the Health Care Advisory Panel shall keep confidential any claimant specific information which is made available to them.