2-15-1863. Board -- composition -- allocation -- quasi-judicial -- compensation. (1) There is a board of clinical laboratory science practitioners.
     (2) The board is composed of five members who have been residents of this state for at least 2 years prior to appointment and who are actively engaged in their respective practices.
     (3) Members are appointed by the governor, with consent of the senate. The members are:
     (a) one physician who is qualified to direct a high complexity laboratory as provided for in the federal clinical laboratory regulations set forth in 42 CFR part 493;
     (b) three clinical laboratory science practitioners who, except for the initial appointments, hold active licenses as clinical laboratory science practitioners in Montana; and
     (c) one public member who is not associated with or financially interested in the practice of clinical laboratory science.
     (4) Following the initial appointments of members to the board, all members shall serve 4-year terms. The terms of the initial appointments must be staggered, with three members serving a 4-year term and two members serving a 2-year term. A member may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
     (5) Whenever a vacancy occurs on the board during a term of office, the governor shall appoint a successor with similar qualifications for the remainder of the unexpired term.
     (6) The board is allocated to the department for administrative purposes only, as provided in 2-15-121.
     (7) The board is designated a quasi-judicial board for the purposes of 2-15-124, except that a member of the board need not be an attorney licensed to practice law in this state.
     (8) Members of the board are entitled to compensation and travel expenses as provided by law.

     History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 345, L. 1993.