Alaska § 18.09.020 - Composition; chair.

§ 18.09.020. Composition; chair.

The commission consists of 14 members as follows:        (1) 11 voting members appointed by the governor as follows:             (A) the state officer assigned the duties of medical director for the department, who shall serve as chair;

 (B) one member who represents the tribal health community in the state;

 (C) one member who represents a statewide chamber of commerce who is not financially associated with the health care industry;

 (D) one member who represents the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association;

 (E) one member who is a health care provider and                  (i) engaged in the active practice of the health care provider's profession in the state;

 (ii) licensed to practice in the state;

 (iii) not affiliated with the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association;

 (F) one member who represents the health insurance industry in the state;

 (G) one member who is                  (i) a health care consumer;

 (ii) a resident of the state; and

 (iii) not employed by and does not have a business interest in the health care industry;

 (H) one member who is a licensed primary care physician in the state and who is in the active practice of family medicine, primary care internal medicine, or pediatric medicine;

 (I) one member who represents the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority;

 (J) one member who represents community health centers in the state;

 (K) one member who is involved in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs health care industry;

 (2) three nonvoting members appointed as follows:             (A) one ex officio member from the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

 (B) one ex officio member from the senate, appointed by the president of the senate;

 (C) an ex officio member representing the Office of the Governor.