24:6E-5 - Drug utilization review council
24:6E-5. Drug utilization review council
There is hereby established in the Department of Health a Drug Utilization Review Council to consist of nine members appointed by the Governor, the Commissioner of Health and the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety or their designees. Of the members to be appointed by the Governor, two shall be licensed pharmacists, two shall be licensed physicians, who have pharmacological experience either through teaching, clinical research, or specific application of technical expertise, three shall be persons with professional scientific or research experience in pharmacology, who shall have specific expertise in the area of medical pharmacology and pharmaceutical agents, their interaction and potential toxicity, and two shall be members of the general public. The members appointed by the Governor shall serve for a term of 5 years and until their successors have been appointed and qualified, but of those first appointed, two shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, two for a term of 3 years, two for a term of 4 years, and three for a term of 5 years.
Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments but only for the unexpired term. Council members shall serve without compensation but the members appointed by the Governor shall be entitled to reimbursement for any necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder, provided that the amount of such reimbursement shall not exceed $1,000.00 annually.
The council shall meet annually and elect a chairman and secretary from among its members. The chairman and secretary shall serve for a term of 1 year. The council shall meet at such other times to carry out its functions and duties at the call of the chairman or a majority of its members. The council shall be entitled to employ such advisory, technical, and clerical personnel as it deems necessary within the limits of any appropriations made available therefor.
L.1977, c. 240, s. 6, eff. Sept. 29, 1977.