Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) The Respiratory Care Advisory Committee
shall be comprised as follows:
(a) At least
four (4) individuals who are certified in Georgia to engage in the practice of
respiratory care and such other individuals as the Board, in its discretion,
may determine.
1. All appointees to the
Advisory Committee shall have on file with the Executive Director of the Board,
or his/her designee, a resume and three letters of recommendation, (one of
which may be from a physician familiar with the appointee's practice of
respiratory care).
2. In order to
preserve continuity on the Advisory Committee, two (2) appointees shall serve a
four-year term and two (2) appointees shall serve a two-year term which will be
considered a partial term. At the time of the appointment, each appointee will
be notified in writing by the Executive Director of the Board as to the
beginning and ending dates of their respective appointment terms. Each may
reapply to the full Board to serve an additional term but may not serve more
than two (2) consecutive two-year terms.
3. In the event an Advisory Committee member
is replaced during a term, the replacement member will serve the remaining time
of that term as a partial term. An Advisory Committee member who serves a
partial term will, after the completion of the partial term, be eligible to
serve two (2) consecutive two-year terms.
4. Appointees shall serve without
compensation from the State of Georgia for their time and expenses.
(b) One individual who is a
physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of Georgia who:
1. Specializes or is board certified in
pulmonary medicine;
2. Shall serve
a two (2) year term and may be reappointed for an additional two-year term by a
majority vote of the Board but may not serve more than two (2) consecutive
terms.
(2) The
Advisory Committee shall advise the Board on matters pertaining to the
appointment of the Advisory Committee members and on all matters within the
purview of the Respiratory Care Practices Act. The Board, in consultation with
the Advisory Committee, shall:
(a) Determine
the qualifications and fitness of applicants for certification, renewal of the
certificate, and reciprocal certification;
(b) Adopt and revise rules consistent with
the laws of the State of Georgia that are necessary to conduct its duties and
administer the Act;
(c) Examine,
approve, issue, deny revoke, suspend and renew the license of applicants and
certificate holders and conduct hearings in connection with all duties to be
performed pursuant to the Act.
(3) Advisory Committee members, who are not
members of the Board, must be available to meet on as an needed basis and may
not miss more than three (3) consecutive meetings of the Advisory Committee, or
four (4) meetings in a calendar year, without an excused absence from either
the Executive Director of the Board or the Board President.
(a) The Advisory committee may recommend to
the Board the removal of a member for violation of the attendance rule. Such a
recommendation shall be by majority vote of the Advisory Committee.
(b) Upon receipt of a recommendation for
removal, the Board may remove a member of the Advisory Committee by a majority
vote.
(4) Advisory
Committee vacancies may be filled by the Board upon recommendation from the
Advisory Committee. All applicants must meet any deadline set by the Board and
shall have on file with the Executive Director of the Board, or with his/her
designee, a resume and three (3) letters of recommendation, (one of which may
be from a physician familiar with the applicant's practice of respiratory
care.
O.C.G.A.
§§
43-34-143,
43-34-149.
