[§321H-3]  Neurotrauma advisory board.  (a) 
There is established within the department a neurotrauma advisory board to
advise the director in implementing this chapter.



(b)  The board shall consist of twenty-one
members to be appointed by the director.  The director shall designate a member
to be the chairperson of the advisory board.  The director or a designee shall
serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of the advisory board.  The members
shall serve for a term of four years; provided that upon the initial
appointment of members, five shall be appointed for a term of one year, five
for a term of two years, five for a term of three years, and six for a term of
four years.  In establishing the advisory board, the director shall appoint:



(1)  Five survivors of neurotrauma or their family
members (two each for traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries);



(2)  Two members of the Brain Injury Association of
Hawaii;



(3)  One member representing the state traumatic brain
injury advisory board;



(4)  Three members representing private sector
businesses that provide services for neurotrauma survivors;



(5)  One member representing trauma centers that
provide services for neurotrauma survivors;



(6)  Two members of the Spinal Cord Association;



(7)  Two representatives for persons with stroke; and



(8)  Five at-large members.



(c)  The members shall serve without
compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses, including travel
expenses, that are necessary for the performance of their duties. [L 2002, c
160, pt of §2]



 



Cross References



 



  Traumatic brain injury advisory board, see §321-28.