Tennessee § 63-10-302 - Appointment — Qualifications — Term of appointment — Removal.

§ 63-10-302. Appointment — Qualifications — Term of appointment — Removal.

The governor shall appoint the members of the board and shall make appointments so that the pharmacist members of the board shall be graduates of a recognized school or college of pharmacy. In making appointments to the board, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the board is sixty (60) years of age or older and that one (1) person serving on the board is a member of a racial minority. No pharmacist shall be eligible for appointment to the board unless such person has been a pharmacist under this or some other law of this state for a period of at least five (5) years and, during the terms of such person's incumbency, shall be actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy. No consumer shall be eligible for appointment to the board to represent the public at large unless such person has been a resident of Tennessee for at least five (5) years, currently resides in Tennessee and is a nonhealth care professional by education. The consumer member shall not own or have any financial or other interest in any health care facility or business. The terms of appointment shall be for six (6) years, or until their successors have qualified, and no member of the board is eligible for reappointment. Interested pharmacist groups, including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Pharmacists Association, may annually recommend five (5) duly qualified persons for each vacancy from whom the governor may be requested to make appointments. The governor shall consult with such groups to determine qualified persons to fill the positions. The appointment provisions of this subsection (e) shall not apply to the consumer member serving on the board. Appointees shall, within ten (10) days after appointment, make oath or affirmation to be filed with the secretary of state that they will faithfully and impartially perform their duties. Members guilty of misconduct may be removed by the governor upon the recommendation of the remaining members. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of terms may be filled as to unexpired terms by the governor from the most recent list of nominees of the interested pharmacist groups as provided in subsection (e). Acts 1996, ch. 651, § 9; T.C.A. § 63-10-502 ; Acts 2012, ch. 720, § 3. Cross-References. Tennessee Pharmacy Practice Act of 1996, title 63, ch. 10, parts 2-5.