1414                                   LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch. 238

(c)  The Governor shall appoint the consumer member
with the advice of the Secretary and the advice and consent
of the Senate.

(d) (1) Each practitioner member shall:

(i) Be a graduate of a college or
university accredited by the American Osteopathic
Association;

(ii) Be a licensed doctor of osteopathy;
and

(iii) Have practiced osteopathy for at
least 3 years before the appointment.

(2) A practitioner member may not have a
financial interest in or be connected with the faculty or
management of any school of osteopathy.

(e) The consumer member of the Board:

(1)  Shall be a member of the general public;

(2)  May not be or ever have been a doctor of
osteopathy or in training to become a doctor of osteopathy;

(3)  May not have a household member who is a
doctor of osteopathy or in training to become a doctor of
osteopathy;

(4)  May not participate or ever have
participated in a commercial or professional field related
to osteopathy;

(5)  May not have a household member who
participates in a commercial or professional field related
to osteopathy; and

(6)  May not have had within 2 years before
appointment a substantial financial interest in a person
regulated by the Board.

(f)  While a member of the Board, a consumer member may
not have a substantial financial interest in a person
regulated by the Board.

(g)  Before taking office, each appointee to the Board
shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the State
Constitution.

(h) (1) The term of a member is 3 years.

(2) The terms of members are staggered as
required by the terms provided for members of the Board on
July 1, 1981.