Section 61-32-5 - Board created. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
61-32-5. Board created. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
A. There is created the "board of thanatopractice".
B. The board is administratively attached to the department.
C. The board consists of six members. Three members shall be funeral service practitioners who have been licensed in this state for at least five years; two members shall represent the public and shall not have been licensed for the practice of funeral service or direct disposition in this state or any other jurisdiction and shall not ever have had any financial interest, direct or indirect, in any funeral, commercial or direct disposition establishment or crematory; and one member shall be a licensed direct disposer or health care practitioner who has been licensed in this state for at least five years.
D. Members of the board shall be appointed by the governor for terms of four years. Each member shall hold office until his successor is duly qualified and appointed. Vacancies shall be filled for any unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments.
E. Members of the board shall be reimbursed as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 NMSA 1978] and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.
F. A simple majority of the board members currently serving constitutes a quorum.
G. The board shall hold at least two regular meetings each year and shall meet at such other times as it deems necessary.
H. No board member shall serve more than two full consecutive terms. The board shall recommend removal of any board member who has three unexcused absences from properly noticed meetings within a twelve-month period and may recommend removal of a board member for any other just cause.
I. The board shall elect a chairman and other officers as deemed necessary to administer its duties.