Rhode Island General Laws Title 5. Businesses and Professions § 5-34-40. Advanced practice nurse advisory committee

(a) The seven-member (7) committee consists of two (2) certified nurse practitioners, two (2) certified registered nurse anesthetists, two (2) certified clinical nurse specialists, and one consumer. The director of health shall appoint the committee. In making appointments to the committee, the director shall consider persons recommended by professional nurse organizations and professional medical associations. The professional members of the committee shall be currently engaged in practice. The consumer members shall be: (1) knowledgeable in consumer health concerns; (2) a resident of the state; (3) not licensed as a healthcare practitioner; (4) not a parent, spouse, sibling, or child of a person licensed as a healthcare practitioner and not a student in a professional program; (5) not having a direct financial interest in healthcare services; and (6) not a member or an employee of any board of control of any public or private healthcare service.

(b) Each member appointment shall be for three (3) years, with no member serving more than two (2) consecutive, three-year (3) terms, except that in making the initial appointments, the director designates: four (4) members for a term of two (2) years; three (3) members for a term of three (3) years; and the consumer members for three-year (3) terms.

(c) This committee must meet not fewer than two (2) times per year. The committee has the following functions: