Missouri Revised Statutes Title XII. Public Health and Welfare § 197.165. Infection control advisory panel appointed--members--expenses, fund created

(1) Two public members;

(2) Three board-certified or board-eligible physicians licensed pursuant to chapter 334 who are affiliated with a Missouri hospital or medical school, active members of the Society for Health Care Epidemiology of America, and have demonstrated interest and expertise in health facility infection control;

(3) One physician licensed pursuant to chapter 334 who is active in the practice of medicine in Missouri and who holds medical staff privileges at a Missouri hospital;

(4) Four infection control practitioners certified by the certification board of infection control and epidemiology, at least two of whom shall be practicing in a rural hospital or setting and at least two of whom shall be registered professional nurses licensed under chapter 335;

(5) A medical statistician with an advanced degree in such specialty;

(6) A clinical microbiologist with an advanced degree in such specialty;

(7) Three employees of the department, representing the functions of hospital, ambulatory surgical center, and abortion facility licensure, epidemiology and health data analysis, who shall serve as ex officio nonvoting members of the panel.