310.040 Kentucky Board of Licensure and Certification for Dietitians and Nutritionists. (1) The Kentucky Board of Licensure and Certification for Dietitians and Nutritionists is hereby created to be comprised of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor. Three (3) members shall be licensed dietitians, three (3) members shall be certified nutritionists and one (1) member shall be a public member who shall have no pecuniary interest in the nutrition field. Of the members from the nutrition field, one (1) shall represent hospitals, one (1) shall represent health care facilities other than hospitals, one (1) shall represent state or local nutritional programs or shall be in private practice and one (1) shall be a dietetic educator. Appointments may be made from a list of nominees submitted to the Governor by the Kentucky Dietetic Association, the Kentucky Hospital Association, the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities, and the Kentucky Medical Association. (2) Each member of the board shall serve for a term of four (4) years, except that for initial appointments, one (1) shall be for four (4) years, two (2) shall be for three (3) years, and two (2) shall be for two (2) years and one (1) shall be for one (1) year. No member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms and each member on July 15, 1994, shall serve on the board until his successor is appointed. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the Governor for the unexpired term. (3) The board shall organize annually and elect one (1) of its members as chairman and one (1) of its members as secretary. A quorum of the board shall consist of four (4) members. The board shall meet at least quarterly and upon the call of the chairman, or at the request of two (2) or more members to the secretary of the board. (4) Each member of the board shall receive compensation for services in an amount determined by the department, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) dollars per meeting. The members shall be reimbursed for all travel expenses for attending the meetings of the board. The compensation of members and employees of the board shall be paid from the revolving fund established in KRS 310.041(7). Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1668, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 50, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 319, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 246, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1988.