Section 1A-202 - Board membership(a)(1) The Board consists of seven members appointed by the Governor.(2) Of the seven members: (i) Five shall be licensed acupuncturists appointed from a list submitted as provided in subsection (c) of this section; and(ii) Two shall be consumer members.(b) Each acupuncturist member shall: (1) Be a resident of the State; and(2) For at least 5 years immediately before appointment have been engaged in the practice of acupuncture in the State.(c) For each vacancy of an acupuncture member, the Board shall compile a list of names to be submitted to the Governor in the following manner: (1) The Board shall notify all licensed acupuncturists in the State of the vacancy to solicit nominations to fill the vacancy;(2) Each professional association of acupuncturists in the State shall nominate at least one person for every two vacancies that exist; and(3) Each educational institution that provides acupuncture training in the State shall nominate at least one person for every two vacancies that exist.(d) The consumer members: (1) Shall be members of the general public;(2) May not be or ever have been an acupuncturist or in training to become an acupuncturist;(3) May not have a household member who is an acupuncturist or in training to become an acupuncturist;(4) May not participate or ever have participated in a commercial or professional field related to acupuncture;(5) May not have a household member who participates in a commercial or professional field related to acupuncture; and(6) May not have had within 2 years before appointment a substantial financial interest in a person regulated by the Board.(e) While a member of the Board, the consumer member may not have a substantial financial interest in a person regulated by the Board.(f) Before taking office, each appointee to the Board shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.(g)(1) The term of a member is 4 years.(2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 1994.(3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.(4) A member may not serve more than two consecutive full terms.(5) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.(h) The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.