SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                          867

Three members of the Board of Medical Examiners to be selected
by the Board of Medical Examiners.

The Chairman of the Council of the Medical and Chirurgical
Faculty of the State of Maryland.

(b)  Members. Seven of the nine members of the Commission are a
quorum for the transaction of all business.

The Commission may establish and maintain an office within this
State and shall make, adopt and promulgate rules and regulations
for its own government and for the proper supervision and control
of the professional conduct of all persons under its jurisdiction, as
provided herein and not inconsistent with the laws of this State or of
the United States.

There shall always be nine members and no person shall serve in a
dual capacity. If there are nominations which would lead to such an
occurrence, the Governor may designate a practicing physician from
a list submitted by the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State
of Maryland, such list having been composed from a list of nominees
submitted by Component Societies of the Medical and Chirurgical
Faculty.

(c)  Terms of Office. The terms of office for each appointee shall
be for three years or until his successor is duly elected or appointed
and qualified. Terms of office shall be from the first of July each year,
except when the initial appointments are made, and there shall be
three persons for one year, three persons for two years, and three
persons for three years.

(d)  Reports. The Commission shall make annual reports to the
Governor, the Board of Medical Examiners, and the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland.

(e)  Removal of members. Any member of the Commission may be
removed by the Governor for neglect of duty, misconduct, or mal-
feasance or misfeasance in office.

(f)  Compensation. Members of the Commission shall receive no
salary but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in connec-
tion with their official duties with the Commission.

(g)  Duties and Obligations PROCEDURE. The Commission
shall refer any cases coming to its attention to the appropri-
ate LOCAL COUNTY SOCIETY OR Committee of the Medical
and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland, for investigation
and report. The report shall be acted upon within 90 days unless
there is a time extension granted by the Commission. The report shall
contain such recommendations as the investigation reveals might be
necessary for adequate disciplinary procedures. The recommenda-
tions will then be considered by the Commission, which will take
whatever action it deems appropriate, as provided herein. ALL SUCH
INVESTIGATIONS, REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
SHALL BE CONSIDERED CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL SUCH
TIME AS A FINAL ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE COMMIS-
SION.

The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland may
initiate action by virtue of information coming to its attention
from its own members or through any other source, such cases being
handled in the same manner as though they had been referred to it
by the Commission.