2001 Minnesota Statutes

     147C.35 Respiratory care practitioner advisory council. 

    Subdivision 1.    Membership.  The board shall appoint a 
 seven-member respiratory care practitioner advisory council 
 consisting of two public members as defined in section 214.02, 
 three registered respiratory care practitioners, and two 
 licensed physicians with expertise in respiratory care. 

    Subd. 2.    Organization.  The advisory council shall be 
 organized and administered under section 15.059.  The council 
 expires June 30, 2003. 

    Subd. 3.    Duties.  The advisory council shall: 

    (1) advise the board regarding standards for respiratory 
 care practitioners; 

    (2) provide for distribution of information regarding 
 respiratory care practitioner standards; 

    (3) advise the board on enforcement of sections 147.091 to 
 147.162; 

    (4) review applications and recommend granting or denying 
 registration or registration renewal; 

    (5) advise the board on issues related to receiving and 
 investigating complaints, conducting hearings, and imposing 
 disciplinary action in relation to complaints against 
 respiratory care practitioners; 

    (6) advise the board regarding approval of continuing 
 education programs using the criteria in section 147C.25, 
 subdivision 3; and 

    (7) perform other duties authorized for advisory councils 
 by chapter 214, as directed by the board. 

    HIST: 1997 c 120 s 9; 2001 c 31 s 1