§ 42-66.2.1-7. Advisory commission. (a) There is hereby established the Rhode Island Best Rx Program Advisory Commission. The Commission shall be responsible for the marketing, education and promotion of the Rhode Island Best Rx Discount Program for the Uninsured and shall set administrative fees as required under § 42-66.2.1-6 and otherwise advise the General Assembly on the operation of the Rhode Island Best Rx Discount Program for the Uninsured.
(b) The advisory commission shall have the following composition: (i) a representative of organized labor appointed by the president of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO; (ii) a representative of the Alliance for Retired Americans appointed by the executive director; (iii) a representative of the American Association of Retired Persons appointed by the executive director; (iv) a representative of retail pharmacists licensed and operating in the state of Rhode Island, as appointed by the Rhode Island Pharmacists Association; (v) three (3) representatives of the research-based pharmaceutical manufacturers; (vi) the speaker of the house or his or her designee; (vii) the president of the senate or his or her designee; (viii) the Director of the Department of Human Services, or his or her designee; and (ix) the Director of the Office of Healthy Aging, or his or her designee.
(c) The speaker of the house or his or her designee, and the president of the senate or his or her designee, shall co-chair the advisory commission, and the commission shall meet at the call of the chair, but no less frequently than once per year.
(d) Commission members in subsections (i) through (iv) herein shall be appointed as above and shall serve such terms as may be designated by their respective constituencies and shall receive no compensation for their service.
(e) The director or designated representative of the department of human services and the office of healthy aging shall be non-voting ex-officio members of the advisory commission.
(f) A quorum for consideration of business is no fewer than five (5) voting members present. Recommendations and action of the council shall be adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) majority, and no minority action shall be authorized.
History of Section. (P.L. 2007, ch. 499, § 3; P.L. 2007, ch. 516, § 3.)
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