HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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list. IN THE EVENT OF A CONSUMER MEMBER VACANCY, THE
GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT A SUCCESSOR TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF
THE UNEXPIRED TERM.

(c) Members of the Board holding office on July 1,
1975, shall serve the balance of the terms for which they
were appointed. In implementation of subsection (a),
additional appointments to the Board shall be made as
follows:

(III) THE INITIAL TERM OF ONE CONSUMER MEMBER
SHALL BE 2 YEARS, AND THE INITIAL TERM OF THE OTHER CONSUMER
MEMBER SHALL BE 3 YEARS.

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(D)  EACH CONSUMER MEMBER SHALL:

(1)  BE QUALIFIED TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF
CONSUMERS MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC;

(2)  NEVER HAVE BEEN A NURSE OR
NURSE-IN-TRAINING, NOR HAVE A HOUSEHOLD MEMBER WHO IS A
NURSE OR NURSE-IN-TRAINING;

(3)  NEVER HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A RELATED
COMMERCIAL OR PROFESSIONAL FIELD, NOR HAVE A HOUSEHOLD
MEMBER WHO PARTICIPATES IN A RELATED COMMERCIAL OR
PROFESSIONAL FIELD; AND

(4)  HAVE NOT WITHIN 2 YEARS PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT
NOR DURING THE TERM OF APPOINTMENT HAD A FINANCIAL INTEREST
IN AN INDIVIDUAL, ASSOCIATION, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION,
CORPORATION, OR ANY OTHER ENTITY WHICH IS REGULATED BY THE
BOARD.

(E)  A CONSUMER MEMBER MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN
ACTIVITIES RELATING TO EXAMINATIONS UNLESS APPROVED BY THE
BOARD.

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(d) The Board shall meet annually in May and shall
elect from its members a president and a secretary who shall
also be the treasurer. It shall hold other meetings during
the year necessary to transact its business or as requested
by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene. [Five] SIX
members of the Board including one officer shall constitute
a quorum at any meeting. The secretary-treasurer of the
Board shall keep a record of all its meetings and a register
of the names of all nurses licensed under this subtitle
which shall be open to public inspection with adequate
restrictions for its safekeeping. He shall give bond in the
sum of $2,000 to the State and shall be responsible for
collecting any funds of the Board, and shall also be
responsible for certifying the expenses of the members to