§ 15-52-03 — School of medicine and health sciences advisory council - Members, terms, meetings

meetings.
1. To assure the proper coordination of the university of North Dakota school of medicine
and health sciences with all other health activities of the state, a permanent school of
medicine and health sciences advisory council is established to perform the duties in
section 15-52-04.
2. The council consists of sixteen members:
a. (1) Two members of the senate, one of whom must be from the majority party
and one of whom must be from the minority party, selected by the chairman
of the legislative management;
(2) Two members of the house of representatives, one of whom must be from
the majority party and one of whom must be from the minority party, to be
selected by the chairman of the legislative management; and
(3) Two members of the department of health and human services, of which
one member is the state health officer or designee;
b. One member selected by each of the following:
(1) The state board of higher education;
(2) The North Dakota medical association;
(3) The North Dakota hospital association;
(4) The veterans administration hospital in Fargo;
(5) The North Dakota center for nursing; and
(6) The university of North Dakota center for rural health; and
c. Four members selected by the dean of the university of North Dakota school of
medicine and health sciences, one from each of the four campuses of the school
of medicine and health sciences with headquarters in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand
Forks, and Minot.
3. The representatives named by the state agencies and boards must be selected to
serve as members of the advisory council for periods of at least one year, but may not
serve longer than their term of office on the public agency. The representatives from
the North Dakota medical association, the North Dakota hospital association, and the
North Dakota center for nursing shall serve a term of three years or until their
successors are named and qualified.
4. The council shall name its own chairman and the dean of the university of North
Dakota school of medicine and health sciences shall serve as executive secretary of
the council. The executive secretary does not have voting privileges. The council shall
meet not less than twice each year, and, from time to time, on its own motion or upon
request of the university administration.