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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 12. Professions and Occupations § 12-280-105. Membership of board--removal--compensation--meetings

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1)(a)(I) The board is composed of five licensed pharmacists, each having at least five years' experience in this state and actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy in this state, and two nonpharmacists who have no financial interest in the practice of pharmacy.

(II) Of the licensed pharmacist members of the board, one must be engaged in practice in a hospital setting, one must be engaged in practice in a chain pharmacy, and one must be engaged in practice in an independent pharmacy.

(b)(I) The governor shall make all appointments to the board in accordance with this section.

(II) Repealed by Laws 2021, Ch. 314 (S.B. 21-094), § 4, eff. June 24, 2021.

(c) For purposes of achieving a balance in the membership on the board, the governor shall consider:

(I) Whether the appointee's home is in:

(A) An urban or rural location; and

(B) An area already represented geographically by another appointee on the board; and

(II) The type of practice of the appointee so that various types of practices are represented on the board and so that the licensed pharmacist members of the board satisfy the requirements of subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section.

(d)(I) The term of office of each member is four years.

(II) In the case of an appointment to fill a vacancy, the appointee shall complete the unexpired term of the former board member.

(III) No member of the board may serve more than two consecutive full terms.

(e) No more than four members of the board shall be members of the same major political party.

(f) The governor shall appoint the pharmacist members in a manner to ensure that the term of one member expires July 1 of each year.

(2) The governor may remove any board member for misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty.

(3) Each member of the board shall receive the compensation provided for in section 12-20-103(6).

(4) The board shall hold meetings at least once every four months at the times and places fixed by the board. At one meeting, the board shall elect a president and a vice-president. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum for the conduct of business, and, except as otherwise provided in this part 1, all actions of the board must be by a majority of a quorum. The board shall give full and timely notice of all meetings of the board pursuant to any requirements of state laws. All board meetings and hearings are open to the public; except that the board may conduct any portion of its meetings in executive session closed to the public, as may be permitted by law.

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