1. There is hereby created the Board of Environmental Health Specialists, consisting of the Chief Medical Officer or his or her designated representative and four members appointed by the Governor.

2. After the initial terms, each member appointed by the Governor serves a term of 3 years.

3. Of the members of the Board appointed by the Governor after the initial appointments:

(a) Two members must represent the general public. These members must not be:

(1) An environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist trainee; or

(2) The spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or adoption, of an environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist trainee.

(b) Two members must be environmental health specialists:

(1) Each of whom:

(I) Holds a current registration issued pursuant to NRS 625A.110 and is in good standing with the Board; and

(II) Must have practiced in the field of environmental health for the 3 years immediately preceding his or her appointment.

(2) Of whom, one must be employed by the health district containing Washoe County and one must be employed by the health district containing Clark County.

4. Each member of the Board must be a resident of this State.

5. If a vacancy occurs during the term of a member appointed by the Governor, the Governor shall appoint a person similarly qualified to replace that member for the remainder of the unexpired term.

6. The Governor may, after notice and hearing, remove any member of the Board for misconduct in office, incompetency, neglect of duty or other sufficient cause.

7. The Board shall elect from its members who are appointed by the Governor a Chair and Vice Chair. The officers of the Board hold their respective offices at the pleasure of the Board.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1157; A 1995, 89; 2003, 1188; 2005, 1987; 2019, 2115)