KRS 205.5636: Drug Management Review Advisory Board -- Membership -- Officers --

Meetings.

(1) A Drug Management Review Advisory Board is hereby established and attached to

the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for administrative purposes. The board

shall con sist of sixteen (16) members to be appointed by the secretary of the

Cabinet for Health and Family Services and shall be constituted as follows:

(a) Five (5) members shall be physicians, one (1) each from the fields of family

medicine, internal medicine, p ediatrics, and geriatrics. The fifth physician

appointed shall be from any other recognized field of medicine. Two (2) of the

above indicated physicians shall be representatives of the two (2) current

medical schools in the Commonwealth, the University of Kentucky and the

University of Louisville Schools of Medicine;

(b) Five (5) members shall be pharmacists, at least one (1) of whom shall be

designated as the representative of the University of Kentucky College of

Pharmacy;

(c) Two (2) members shall be advanced practice registered nurses;

(d) One (1) member shall be an optometrist and one (1) member shall be a

physician's assistant;

(e) One (1) member shall be a representative of the Cabinet for Health and Family

Services designated to serve on an ex officio basis; and

(f) One (1) nonvoting member shall be a member of the pharmaceutical

manufacturing industry.

(2) (a) The physician members of the board shall be appointed from a list of three (3)

qualified physicians for each vacancy submitted by the Kentucky Medical

Association.

(b) The pharmacist members of the board shall be appointed from a list of three

(3) qualified pharmacists for each vacancy submitted by the Kentucky

Pharmacy Association.

(c) The advanced practice registered nurse members of the board shall be

appointed from a list of three (3) for each vacancy, submitted by the Kentucky

Nurses Association.

(d) The optometrist shall be appointed from a list of three (3) qualified

optometrists submitted by the Kentucky Optometric Association.

(e) The physician's assistant shall be appointed from a list of three (3) qualified

physicians assistants submitted by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure.

(3) The secretary may appoint one (1) nonvoting industry representative to be selected

from a list of three (3) members nominated from the Pharmaceutical Research and

Manufacturers of America. The secretary may request additional names for

appointments and current members may be considered for reappointment. All

members of the board shall be licens ed and actively practicing in their respective

professions in the Commonwealth and shall have knowledge or expertise in at least

one (1) of the following areas:

(a) The clinically appropriate prescribing, utilization, and evaluation of

pharmaceuticals;

(b) The clinically appropriate dispensing and monitoring of pharmaceuticals;

(c) Drug utilization review, pharmacoeconomic and pharmacoepidemiological

evaluation and intervention, pharmacotherapeutic intervention methods in

disease management using treatment algorithms, critical paths, and other

measures that have been well defined and validated; and

(d) Medical quality assurance.

(4) Three (3) of the initially appointed physician members, three (3) of the initially

appointed pharmacist members, and one (1) of the initially appointed advanced

practice registered nurses shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year. The

remaining initial members shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years.

Subsequent appointments shall be for a term of two (2) years. Members shall serve

for no more than three (3) consecutive terms. The board shall designate a chair and

vice chair. A member shall serve no more than two (2) consecutive terms as chair.

(5) The first meeting of the board shall take place within thirty (30) days of the

appointment of all the members of the board.

(6) The board shall meet at least quarterly, or upon the call of the chair or the

commissioner. A majority of the voting members of the board shall constitute a

quorum. All meetings shall be conducted in ac cordance with the provisions of the

Open Meetings Act, KRS 61.805 to 61.850, and all balloting shall take place by roll

call vote.

(7) Actions of the board shall require a majority vote of the members present or

participating through distance communication technology. No member may vote on

a matter where a conflict of interest may exist. The chair may vote on any matter

before the board unless a conflict of interest exists.