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