(a)    The Committee consists of seven members appointed by the Board as follows:

(1)    Three respiratory care practitioners;

(2)    Three physicians:

(i)    One of whom is a specialist in thoracic surgery;

(ii)    One of whom is a specialist in pulmonary medicine; and

(iii)    One of whom is a specialist in anesthesiology; and

(3)    One consumer member.

(b)    The consumer member of the Committee:

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

(2)    May not be or ever have been:

(i)    A respiratory care practitioner;

(ii)    Any health care professional; or

(iii)    In training to be a respiratory care practitioner or other health professional; and

(3)    May not:

(i)    Participate or ever have participated in a commercial or professional field related to respiratory care;

(ii)    Have a household member who participates in a commercial or professional field related to respiratory care;

(iii)    Have had within 2 years before appointment a financial interest in a person regulated by the Board; or

(iv)    Have had within 2 years before appointment a financial interest in the provision of goods or services to respiratory care practitioners or to the field of respiratory care.

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

(2)    The terms of members are staggered.

(3)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

(4)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

(d)    (1)    From among its members, the Committee shall elect a chair once every 2 years.

(2)    The chair, or the chair’s designee, shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Board as a representative of the Committee.