Statute 65-5504: Respiratory care council established;
appointment of
members; compensation.
(a) There is established a respiratory care council to
advise the
board in carrying out the provisions of this act. The council shall
consist of seven members, all citizens and residents of the
state of Kansas
appointed as follows: One member shall be a physician appointed by the
state board of healing arts; one member shall be the president of the state
board of healing arts or a person designated by the president; two members
shall be from the public sector who are not engaged, directly or indirectly, in
the provision of health services appointed by the governor; and three
members shall be respiratory therapists appointed by the governor. The
governor, insofar as possible, shall appoint persons from different
geographical areas and persons who represent various types of respiratory
therapy practice. If a vacancy occurs on the council,
the appointing
authority of the position which has become vacant shall appoint a person of
like qualifications to fill the vacant position for the unexpired term, if
any. The Kansas respiratory care society shall recommend
the names of
respiratory therapists to the
governor in a number equal to at least twice the positions or vacancies to
be filled, and the governor may appoint members to fill the positions or
vacancies from the submitted list. Members of the council appointed by the
governor on
and after the effective date of this act shall be appointed for terms of
three years and until their successors are appointed, except that
members appointed from the public sector shall be appointed for terms of two
years and until their successors are appointed. The member
appointed by the state board of healing arts shall serve at the pleasure of
the state board of healing arts. A member designated by the president of
the state board of healing arts shall serve at the
pleasure of the president.
(b) Members of the council attending meetings of the council, or
attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by the council, shall
be paid amounts provided in subsection (e) of K.S.A. 75-3223 and amendments
thereto from the healing arts fee fund.
History: L. 1986, ch. 322, § 4; L. 1987, ch. 253, § 4; L. 1988, ch.
251, § 4;
L. 1999, ch. 87, § 9; Mar. 1, 2000.