ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                            S.B. 519

(IV)    ONE SHALL BE THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OR THE
SECRETARY'S DESIGNEE;

(V)     ONE SHALL BE THE SECRETARY OF CORRECTIONS PUBLIC
SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES OR THE SECRETARY'S DESIGNEE; AND

(VI)    TEN ELEVEN SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR
(3) OF THE TEN ELEVEN MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR:

(I)      ONE SHALL BE AN INTERNIST;

(II)     ONE SHALL BE A HEMATOLOGIST;

(III)    ONE SHALL BE A HEPATOLOGIST;

(IV)    ONE SHALL BE A CLINICAL RESEARCHER SPECIALIZING IN
DISEASES OF THE LIVER;

(V)     ONE SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC;

(VI)    ONE SHALL BE A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED
FORCES WHO HAS HEPATITIS C;

(V) (VII) TWO SHALL BE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY;

(VI) (VIII) ONE SHALL BE A NURSE PRACTITIONER; AND

(VII) (IX) ONE SHALL BE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AMERICAN
LIVER FOUNDATION; AND

(VIII) (X) ONE SHALL BE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BALTIMORE
CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

(B)     (1) THE TERM OF A MEMBER IS 2 YEARS.

(2)      AT THE END OF A TERM A MEMBER CONTINUES TO SERVE UNTIL A
SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED.

(3)      A MEMBER WHO IS APPOINTED AFTER A TERM HAS BEGUN SERVES
ONLY FOR THE REST OF THE TERM AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED.

(C)     THE GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY BOARD FOR
INCOMPETENCE OR MISCONDUCT.

18-1004.

FROM AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL THE GOVERNOR
SHALL APPOINT A CHAIRMAN.

18-1005.

(A) A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS SERVING ON THE ADVISORY COUNCIL
REPRESENTS A QUORUM TO CONDUCT BUSINESS.

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