45:14E-4. State Board of Respiratory Care created

There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety the State Board of Respiratory Care. The board shall consist of 11 members who are residents of the State, two of whom shall be public members and one of whom shall be a State executive department member appointed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.1 et seq.). Of the remaining eight members six shall be licensed respiratory care practitioners who have been actively engaged in the practice of respiratory care in this State for at least five years immediately preceding their appointment, one shall be the administrator of a hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) and one shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery pursuant to chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes. The six respiratory care practitioners initially appointed need not be licensed in this State.

The Governor shall appoint members to the board with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Governor shall appoint each member for a term of three years, except that of the respiratory care practitioner members first appointed, two shall serve for terms of three years, two shall serve for terms of two years and two shall serve for a term of one year. Each member shall hold office until his successor has been qualified. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided for the original appointment. No member of the board shall serve more than two successive terms in addition to any unexpired term to which he has been appointed.

L.1991,c.31,s.4.