C.R.S.
Section 25.5-1-602
Commission created
- composition
- terms of office
(1)
There is created, in the department of health care policy and financing, the commission on family medicine, referred to in this part 6 as the “commission”. The commission consists of the following members:(a)
The deans of accredited allopathic and osteopathic schools of medicine in the state or their designated representatives;(b)
The director of all family medicine programs in the state accredited by the accreditation council on graduate medical education of the American medical association or the American osteopathic association;(c)
A representative of the Colorado academy of family physicians; and(d)
A health-care consumer to be appointed by the governor from each congressional district in the state. No more than a minimum majority of the members of the commission appointed by the governor pursuant to this subsection (1)(d) may be affiliated with the same political party. A vacancy on the commission occurs whenever any health-care consumer member moves out of the congressional district from which the member was appointed. A health-care consumer member who moves out of the congressional district shall promptly notify the governor of the date of the move, but notice is not necessary for the vacancy to occur. The governor shall fill the vacancy in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.(2)
The members appointed under subsection (1)(d) of this section serve three-year terms. All members serve at the pleasure of the governor. The governor shall fill any vacancy by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.(3)
The commission shall elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson from among its members. Members of the commission serve without compensation, but members described in subsections (1)(b), (1)(c), and (1)(d) of this section are entitled to their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The commission shall meet on call of the chairperson, but not less than once every three months. A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
Source:
Section 25.5-1-602 — Commission created - composition - terms of office, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-25.5.pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).
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