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(a)
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(1) The Medication Assistive Person Advisory Committee is created as an advisory committee to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing.
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(2) The committee shall assist the board in implementing the provisions of this subchapter regarding medication assistive persons.
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(b)
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(1) The Governor shall appoint six (6) members, subject to confirmation by the Senate, who have the following qualifications:
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(A) Two (2) members shall be certified medication assistive persons;
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(B) One (1) member shall be a licensed nursing home administrator who has worked in that capacity for at least five (5) years;
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(C) One (1) member shall be a registered nurse who has been in a practice using certified nurse aides for at least five (5) years;
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(D) One (1) member shall be a lay person representing the interest of consumers of healthcare services; and
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(E) One (1) member shall be a nursing faculty member of an Arkansas nursing education program.
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(2) The Governor shall consult the board before making an appointment under this section.
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(c) Members shall serve three-year terms.
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(d) The board may remove any committee member after notice and hearing for incapacity, incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
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(e) The members of the committee shall serve without compensation but may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-902.
