Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-47-560

  • Board: means the Board of Medical Examiners of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 40-47-510
  • Committee: means the Respiratory Care Committee which is established by this article as an advisory committee responsible to the board. See South Carolina Code 40-47-510
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
The committee shall meet at least twice each year and at other times as its regulations provide. The quorum for meetings consists of five members with no more than three of these being respiratory care practitioners. At its initial meeting the committee shall elect from its membership a chairman, vice-chairman, and a secretary to serve for one-year terms. The committee may recommend regulations regarding respiratory care necessary to perform its duties which must be reviewed and approved by the board prior to adoption.