Section 271.2a - State Board of Osteopathic Medicine(a) The State Board of Osteopathic Medicine shall consist of the Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs or his designee; the Secretary of Health or his designee; two members appointed by the Governor who shall be persons representing the public at large; one member appointed by the Governor who shall be a respiratory therapist, a perfusionist, a physician assistant or a licensed athletic trainer; and six members appointed by the Governor who shall be graduates of a legally incorporated and reputable college of osteopathic medicine and shall have been licensed to practice osteopathic medicine under the laws of this Commonwealth and shall have been engaged in the practice of osteopathy in this Commonwealth for a period of at least five years. All professional and public members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of a majority of the members elected to the Senate. The Governor shall assure that respiratory therapists, perfusionists, physician assistants and licensed athletic trainers are appointed to four-year terms on a rotating basis.(b) The terms of each professional and public member of the board shall be four years or until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified but not longer than six months beyond the four-year period. In the event that any of said members shall die or resign or otherwise become disqualified during his or her term, a successor shall be appointed in the same way and with the same qualifications and shall hold office for the unexpired term. No member shall be eligible for appointment to serve more than two consecutive terms.(c) A majority of the members of the board serving in accordance with law shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting the business of the board. Except for temporary and automatic suspensions under section 14 of this act, a member may not be counted as part of a quorum or vote on any issue unless he or she is physically in attendance at the meeting.(d) The board shall select annually a chairman from among its members and shall elect a secretary who, with the approval of the Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs, need not be a member of the board.(e) Each member of the board, except the Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs and the Secretary of Health, shall receive $60 per diem when actually attending to the work of the board. Members shall also receive the amount of reasonable traveling, hotel and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with Commonwealth regulations.(f) The board is subject to evaluation, review and termination within the time and in the manner provided in the act of December 22, 1981 (P.L. 508, No. 142), known as the "Sunset Act." (g) A member of the board who fails to attend three consecutive meetings shall forfeit his or her seat unless the Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs, upon written request from the member, finds that the member should be excused from a meeting because of illness or the death of a family member.(h) A public member who fails to attend two consecutive statutorily mandated training seminars in accordance with section 813(e) of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L. 177, No. 175), known as "The Administrative Code of 1929," shall forfeit his or her seat unless the Commissioner of Professional and Occupational Affairs, upon written request from the public member, finds that the public member should be excused from a meeting because of illness or the death of a family member.1978, Oct. 5, P.L. 1109, No. 261, § 2.1, added 1985 , Dec. 20, P.L. 398, No. 108, § 1, effective 1/1/1986. Amended 1993, July 2, P.L. 418, No. 59, § 2, effective in 180 days; 2001, Dec. 10, P.L. 863, No. 93, § 2, effective in 60 days; 2008, June 11, P.L. 161, No. 20, §2, effective in 60 days [ 8/11/2008]; 2008 , July 4, P.L. 589, No. 46, § 2, effective in 60 days [ 9/2/2008]; 2011, Dec. 22, P.L. 567, No. 123, §2, effective in 60 days [ 2/21/2012].