WAC 182-55-025
Committee member requirements and terms. (1) As a continuing condition of appointment, committee
members:
(a) Shall not have a substantial financial conflict of
interest, such as an interest in a health technology company,
including the holding of stock options, or the receipt of
honoraria, or consultant moneys;
(b) Must complete a conflict of interest disclosure form,
update the form annually, and keep disclosure statements
current;
(c) Must abide by confidentiality requirements and keep
all personal medical information and proprietary information
confidential; and
(d) Shall not utilize information gained as a result of
committee membership outside of committee responsibilities,
unless such information is publicly available. The
administrator, in his/her sole discretion, may disqualify
committee members if he/she determines that the committee
member has violated a condition of appointment.
(2) Committee members shall be appointed to a term of
three years and shall serve until a successor is appointed. A
member may be reappointed for additional three-year terms for
a total of nine years. One year after the end of a nine-year
term, a person is eligible for appointment to one additional
three-year term. Committee members serve staggered three-year
terms. Of the initial members, in order to provide for
staggered terms, some members may be appointed initially for
less than three years. If an initial appointment is for less
than twenty-four months, that period of time shall not be
counted toward the limitation of years of appointment.
Vacancies on the committee will be filled for the balance of
the unexpired term.
(3) The appointed committee chair shall select a
vice-chair from among the committee membership; ratify
committee bylaws approved by the administrator; and operate
the committee according to the bylaws and committee member
agreements.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.013, 41.05.160, and 70.14.090. 06-23-083 (Order 06-10), § 182-55-025, filed
11/13/06, effective 12/14/06.]