321.257 AAHP advisory committee -- Duties -- Membership -- Terms -- Removal --
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(1)The AAHP advisory committee is hereby created as an informal advisory
committee to the board.
(2)The AAHP advisory committee shall advise and assist the board in adopting rules
and administrative regulations relating to AAHP licensees.
(3)The board shall consult the advisory committee regarding matters relating to a
disciplinary action that involves an AAHP license holder.
(a)The AAHP advisory committee shall be composed of members appointed by
the chair of the board with approval from a majority of a quorum of the board.
(b)The AAHP advisory committee shall include subcommittees specific to each
area of practice for the distinct types of AAHP licenses as identified in KRS
321.251(2).
(c)Each subcommittee shall be composed of the following:
1. Two
(2)members who are AAHP licensees with a license in active
status specializing in each of the specific areas of practice as identified
in KRS 321.251(2), have resided in and engaged in the AAHP practice
in the Commonwealth for the five
(5)years immediately preceding the
date of appointment, and are of good moral character;
2. One
(1)veterinarian member who holds an active veterinarian license in
the Commonwealth in good standing and who engages with at least one
(1)AAHP licensee providing services in each specific area of practice
as identified in KRS 321.251(2); and
3. The AAHP licensees and veterinarian appointees shall be unique
individuals for each area of practice as identified in KRS 321.251(2) and
shall not hold more than one
(1)seat on the AAHP advisory committee.
(d)Notwithstanding paragraph (c)1. of this subsection, advisory committee
members appointed under paragraph (c)1. of this subsection shall not be
required to hold an AAHP license issued under this chapter until the closure
of the application window period for the AAHP license type as established in
KRS 321.251(4).
(e)Appointments to the advisory committee shall be made without regard to the
race, color, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, or
national origin of the appointees.
(a)Members of the AAHP advisory committee shall be appointed for staggered
five-year terms.
(b)The terms of the members shall expire no more than five
(5)years from the
date of appointment.
(c)If a vacancy occurs during a member’s term, the chair of the board shall
appoint a new member to fill the unexpired term.
(d)An advisory committee member may not serve more than two
(2)consecutive
full terms.
(a)It shall be a ground for removal from the AAHP advisory committee if a
member:
1. Does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by
subsection
(4)of this section and by KRS 321.251;
2. Does not maintain during service on the advisory committee the
qualifications required by KRS 321.251; and
3. Cannot discharge the member’s duties for a substantial part of the
member’s term due to illness or disability.
(b)The validity of an action of the AAHP advisory committee is not affected by
the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of an advisory
committee member exists.
(a)The chair of the board shall designate biennially an AAHP advisory
committee member as the chair of the advisory committee to serve in that
capacity at the will of the chair of the board.
(b)The AAHP advisory committee or subcommittees shall meet at least one
time per year, or upon request by the board chair or board executive director.
(c)A meeting of the AAHP advisory committee may be held by telephone,
conference call, or video conferencing.
(d)1. Minutes shall be recorded for each meeting of the AAHP advisory
committee.
2. A copy of the minutes shall be provided to the full board.
(e)The AAHP advisory committee may submit written reports or
recommendations to the board for review.
(8)An AAHP advisory committee member shall not be entitled to reimbursement for
travel expenses or any other form of compensation from the board other than
mileage reimbursement at the current state reimbursement rate as established by the
Finance and Administration Cabinet when a meeting of the AAHP advisory
committee or a subcommittee is held in person.