(1) There is hereby created in the college of nursing the MAT expansion advisory board, which shall:

(a) Review and approve pilot program guidelines and procedures;

(b) Advise and provide assistance to the college of nursing on the implementation of the pilot program;

(c) Review and make recommendations to the college of nursing on grant applications, including recommendations for grant award amounts;

(d) Assist the college of nursing in evaluating the pilot program; and

(e) Perform other tasks, as requested by the college of nursing, related to the implementation and administration of the pilot program.

(2) (a) The advisory board consists of representatives of the following entities or organizations who are designated by the entity or organization:

(I) The college of nursing;

(II) The state substance abuse trend and response task force created in section 18-18.5-103;

(III) The Colorado consortium for prescription drug abuse prevention, administered under the school of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences at the university of Colorado Anschutz medical campus;

(IV) The Colorado Nurses Association;

(V) The Colorado Academy of Physician Assistants; and

(VI) The physician assistant program at the university of Colorado.

(b) In addition to the members specified in subsection (2)(a) of this section, at least one medical or public health professional from each county in the pilot program area, appointed as follows, shall serve on the advisory board:

(I) The Northwest Colorado Community Health Partnership in Routt county shall appoint a medical or public health professional from Routt county; and

(II) The Pueblo county heroin task force shall appoint a medical or public health professional from Pueblo county.