(a) Composition; appointment and terms of members. The Board of Physical Therapy shall consist of seven members: Five members appointed by the Governor from a list of five persons nominated for each place on the board by the current licensees and certified to him or her by the board, and two additional members appointed by the Governor pursuant to subsection (e). For the purpose of preparing the list of five names for each position on the board, the board shall conduct an annual meeting at which all physical therapists and physical therapist assistants holding a current license as identified under this article shall have the right to attend, nominate, and vote. The board shall have the authority to regulate and prescribe the date, hour, and place of the meeting, the method of nomination, and the manner of voting. At least 30 days prior to the meeting the board shall mail notices to each current licensee, at the address shown on his or her current registration, notifying him or her of the exact date, hour, and place of the meeting, the purpose of the meeting, and of his or her right to attend and vote. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. Whenever possible, no two members of the board shall be residents of the same congressional district. The board members shall be appointed for staggered terms of five years each, so that at least one member's term expires each year. After April 19, 2001, as each member's term expires, the board shall provide a method of nominating members to the board so that each congressional district in the state is represented on the board. No person shall be appointed for more than two consecutive terms. Four members of the board shall be physical therapists, two members of the board shall be physical therapist assistants, and one member shall be a consumer.
(b) Qualifications of members. Each physical therapist or physical therapist assistant board member shall possess all the following qualifications:
(1) Be a resident and citizen of this state.
(2) Have practiced physical therapy, or acted as a physical therapist assistant, within the State of Alabama for the three years preceding his or her appointment.
(c) Vacancies. In the event of a vacancy within one year of the annual meeting at which the list containing his or her name was compiled, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by selecting another name from the remaining names on the list prepared pursuant to subsection (a). Any vacancy, other than one occurring prior to the next annual meeting after the initial appointment is made, shall be filled by appointment of the Governor from a list of five nominees submitted by the current licensees of the board.
(d) Officers; compensation and expenses of members. The board shall designate one of its members as chair, one as secretary, and one as treasurer. Members of the board shall receive a fee for every day actually spent in the performance of their duties and in addition thereto shall be reimbursed according to the state travel policy for their other expenses in the same amounts and under the same conditions as state employees are reimbursed. The exact amount of the above-mentioned fee shall be fixed by the board.
(e) The two additional members appointed to the board after April 19, 2001, shall be nominated and appointed by the Governor in the same manner and at the same time, and shall serve the same term of office, as specified in subsection (a) for other board members. The consumer member shall be nominated and appointed in the year 2001, and the additional physical therapist assistant member shall be nominated and appointed in the year 2002.
(Acts 1965, No. 476, p. 686, §4; Acts 1969, No. 622, p. 1128, §3; Acts 1982, No. 82-189, p. 218, §4; Acts 1985, No. 85-334, p. 268, §3; Acts 1989, No. 89-232, p. 284, §3; Acts 1997, No. 97-386, p. 617, §3; Act 2001-254, p. 306, §3; Act 2009-27, §3.)
(a) Composition; appointment and terms of members. The Board of Physical Therapy shall consist of seven members: Five members appointed by the Governor from a list of five persons nominated for each place on the board by the current licensees and certified to him or her by the board, and two additional members appointed by the Governor pursuant to subsection (e). For the purpose of preparing the list of five names for each position on the board, the board shall conduct an annual meeting at which all physical therapists and physical therapist assistants holding a current license as identified under this article shall have the right to attend, nominate, and vote. The board shall have the authority to regulate and prescribe the date, hour, and place of the meeting, the method of nomination, and the manner of voting. At least 30 days prior to the meeting the board shall mail notices to each current licensee, at the address shown on his or her current registration, notifying him or her of the exact date, hour, and place of the meeting, the purpose of the meeting, and of his or her right to attend and vote. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. Whenever possible, no two members of the board shall be residents of the same congressional district. The board members shall be appointed for staggered terms of five years each, so that at least one member's term expires each year. After April 19, 2001, as each member's term expires, the board shall provide a method of nominating members to the board so that each congressional district in the state is represented on the board. No person shall be appointed for more than two consecutive terms. Four members of the board shall be physical therapists, two members of the board shall be physical therapist assistants, and one member shall be a consumer.
(b) Qualifications of members. Each physical therapist or physical therapist assistant board member shall possess all the following qualifications:
(1) Be a resident and citizen of this state.
(2) Have practiced physical therapy, or acted as a physical therapist assistant, within the State of Alabama for the three years preceding his or her appointment.
(c) Vacancies. In the event of a vacancy within one year of the annual meeting at which the list containing his or her name was compiled, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by selecting another name from the remaining names on the list prepared pursuant to subsection (a). Any vacancy, other than one occurring prior to the next annual meeting after the initial appointment is made, shall be filled by appointment of the Governor from a list of five nominees submitted by the current licensees of the board.
(d) Officers; compensation and expenses of members. The board shall designate one of its members as chair, one as secretary, and one as treasurer. Members of the board shall receive a fee for every day actually spent in the performance of their duties and in addition thereto shall be reimbursed according to the state travel policy for their other expenses in the same amounts and under the same conditions as state employees are reimbursed. The exact amount of the above-mentioned fee shall be fixed by the board.
(e) The two additional members appointed to the board after April 19, 2001, shall be nominated and appointed by the Governor in the same manner and at the same time, and shall serve the same term of office, as specified in subsection (a) for other board members. The consumer member shall be nominated and appointed in the year 2001, and the additional physical therapist assistant member shall be nominated and appointed in the year 2002.
(Acts 1965, No. 476, p. 686, §4; Acts 1969, No. 622, p. 1128, §3; Acts 1982, No. 82-189, p. 218, §4; Acts 1985, No. 85-334, p. 268, §3; Acts 1989, No. 89-232, p. 284, §3; Acts 1997, No. 97-386, p. 617, §3; Act 2001-254, p. 306, §3; Act 2009-27, §3.)
(a) Composition; appointment and terms of members. The Board of Physical Therapy shall consist of seven members: Five members appointed by the Governor from a list of five persons nominated for each place on the board by the current licensees and certified to him or her by the board, and two additional members appointed by the Governor pursuant to subsection (e). For the purpose of preparing the list of five names for each position on the board, the board shall conduct an annual meeting at which all physical therapists and physical therapist assistants holding a current license as identified under this article shall have the right to attend, nominate, and vote. The board shall have the authority to regulate and prescribe the date, hour, and place of the meeting, the method of nomination, and the manner of voting. At least 30 days prior to the meeting the board shall mail notices to each current licensee, at the address shown on his or her current registration, notifying him or her of the exact date, hour, and place of the meeting, the purpose of the meeting, and of his or her right to attend and vote. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. Whenever possible, no two members of the board shall be residents of the same congressional district. The board members shall be appointed for staggered terms of five years each, so that at least one member's term expires each year. After April 19, 2001, as each member's term expires, the board shall provide a method of nominating members to the board so that each congressional district in the state is represented on the board. No person shall be appointed for more than two consecutive terms. Four members of the board shall be physical therapists, two members of the board shall be physical therapist assistants, and one member shall be a consumer.
(b) Qualifications of members. Each physical therapist or physical therapist assistant board member shall possess all the following qualifications:
(1) Be a resident and citizen of this state.
(2) Have practiced physical therapy, or acted as a physical therapist assistant, within the State of Alabama for the three years preceding his or her appointment.
(c) Vacancies. In the event of a vacancy within one year of the annual meeting at which the list containing his or her name was compiled, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by selecting another name from the remaining names on the list prepared pursuant to subsection (a). Any vacancy, other than one occurring prior to the next annual meeting after the initial appointment is made, shall be filled by appointment of the Governor from a list of five nominees submitted by the current licensees of the board.
(d) Officers; compensation and expenses of members. The board shall designate one of its members as chair, one as secretary, and one as treasurer. Members of the board shall receive a fee for every day actually spent in the performance of their duties and in addition thereto shall be reimbursed according to the state travel policy for their other expenses in the same amounts and under the same conditions as state employees are reimbursed. The exact amount of the above-mentioned fee shall be fixed by the board.
(e) The two additional members appointed to the board after April 19, 2001, shall be nominated and appointed by the Governor in the same manner and at the same time, and shall serve the same term of office, as specified in subsection (a) for other board members. The consumer member shall be nominated and appointed in the year 2001, and the additional physical therapist assistant member shall be nominated and appointed in the year 2002.
(Acts 1965, No. 476, p. 686, §4; Acts 1969, No. 622, p. 1128, §3; Acts 1982, No. 82-189, p. 218, §4; Acts 1985, No. 85-334, p. 268, §3; Acts 1989, No. 89-232, p. 284, §3; Acts 1997, No. 97-386, p. 617, §3; Act 2001-254, p. 306, §3; Act 2009-27, §3.)
