635.020 - Creation; number, appointment and qualifications of members; compensation of members and employees.
635.020 Creation; number, appointment and qualifications of members; compensation of members and employees.
1. The State Board of Podiatry, consisting of five members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created.
2. The Governor shall appoint:
(a) Three members who are licensed podiatric physicians in the State of Nevada.
(b) One member who represents the interests of persons or agencies that regularly provide health care to patients who are indigent, uninsured or unable to afford health care. This member may be licensed under the provisions of this chapter.
(c) One member who is a representative of the general public. This member must not be:
(1) A licensed podiatric physician in the State of Nevada; or
(2) The spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or adoption, of a licensed podiatric physician in the State of Nevada.
3. The members of the Board are entitled to receive:
(a) A salary of not more than $150 per day, as fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board; and
(b) A per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board. The rate must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.
4. While engaged in the business of the Board, each employee of the Board is entitled to receive a per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the Board. The rate must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.
[Part 2:149:1949; 1943 NCL § 1077.2]—(NRS A 1963, 153; 1969, 906; 1975, 304; 1977, 1253; 1979, 1868; 1981, 1993; 1985, 492; 1987, 1853; 1989, 1699; 1993, 2219; 2003, 1194; 2007, 1042, 2949)