1. There is hereby created in the Office an Advisory Committee consisting of nine voting members appointed by the Department and the State Board of Health.

2. The Director of the Department shall appoint three members who have an interest in health issues relating to minority groups.

3. The State Board of Health shall appoint:

(a) Three members representing each geographic region of this State, including one member who resides in southern Nevada, one member who resides in northern Nevada and one member who resides in rural Nevada;

(b) One member who is a representative of a nonprofit organization located in this State;

(c) One provider of health care in this State; and

(d) One member of the public at large.

4. One Legislator who is appointed by the Legislative Commission shall serve on the Advisory Committee in an ex officio, nonvoting capacity.

5. When appointing a member to the Advisory Committee, consideration must be given to whether the members appointed to the Advisory Committee reflect the ethnic and geographical diversity of this State.

6. The term of each member of the Advisory Committee is 2 years. A member may be reappointed for an additional term of 2 years in the same manner as the original appointment. A vacancy occurring in the membership of the Advisory Committee must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

7. At its first meeting and annually thereafter, the Advisory Committee shall elect a Chair from among its members.

8. As used in this section, “provider of health care” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.

(Added to NRS by 2005, 2435; A 2009, 662; 2017, 2409)