ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 252

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

[(2)] (II) SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF THE STATE FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS;

(III) May not be or ever have been a physician or in training to
become a physician;

[(3)] (IV) May not have a household member who is a physician or in
training to become a physician;

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

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

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

(2) A CONSUMER MEMBER OF THE BOARD MAY NOT HAVE A
SUBSTANTIAL PERSONAL, BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL, OR PECUNIARY CONNECTION
WITH A MEDICAL FIELD OR WITH AN INSTITUTION OF MEDICAL EDUCATION OR A
HEALTH CARE FACILITY.

(c)      [For each initial vacancy of a member appointed from a list submitted by
the Faculty, the Faculty shall:

(1)     Notify all licensed physicians in the State of the vacancy to solicit
nominations to fill the vacancy; and

(2)     Conduct a balloting process to select the name of the licensed
physician that will be submitted to the Governor that provides all licensed physicians
in the State with an equal vote.

(d)     Once appointed, a physician named on the list submitted by the Faculty
shall remain on the list for 2 consecutive full terms.

(e)] While SERVING AS a member of the Board, [a] EACH consumer member
[may not have a substantial financial interest in a person regulated by the Board]
AND THE PUBLIC MEMBER SHALL CONTINUE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF
SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION.

(D) (1) FOR EACH VACANCY OF A PRACTICING LICENSED PHYSICIAN
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE OF THE SECRETARY UNDER IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (A)(2)(I) OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD SHALL:

(I)      NOTIFY ALL PRACTICING LICENSED PHYSICIANS AND
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING AT LEAST 25 LICENSED PHYSICIANS
IN THE STATE OF THE VACANCY;

(II)     PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE SELECTION PROCESS
AS PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(2)(I) OF THIS SECTION;

(III)    SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE VACANCY; AND

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