Illinois § 5-101

Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 5-101, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 5-101.

Advisory board. The Governor shall appoint a Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Advisory Board to consult with the Department. The Board shall be composed of 2 pathologists, at least one of whom shall be certified by the American Board of Pathology in Clinical Pathology, one physician who is not a pathologist, two laboratory directors who are not physicians, one individual, not a physician, having an earned doctorate degree, who holds a professorial rank in a department of medical basic science in a university medical school in Illinois, one physician actively engaged in blood bank management at a free-standing blood bank, one individual actively engaged in blood bank management at a free-standing blood bank, and one individual qualified as a general supervisor and employed at a clinical laboratory or blood bank. The pathologists and physicians appointed to this Board shall be persons licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in the State of Illinois. The Director of Public Health shall be a member of the Board, ex officio. Each member shall hold office for a term of 3 years except that the 6 members first appointed under this Act shall be appointed for the following terms: 2 for 1 year, 2 for 2 years and 2 for 3 years as designated by the Governor at the time of appointment, unless sooner removed by the Governor. No member shall be eligible for reappointment for more than 3 full terms and any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired portion of the term. The Governor may remove any member for cause at any time prior to expiration of his term. (Source: P.A. 87-1269.)

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