Section 641.114.3. Appointment and membership.

         114.3(1) The voting members of the PAC shall be appointed by the director.

         114.3(2) The appointments shall be for three-year staggered terms, which shall expire on June 30.

         114.3(3) Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointments were made for the balance of the unexpired term.

         114.3(4) Membership. The voting membership of the PAC shall be comprised of individuals nominated from, but not limited to, the following organizations:

            a.               American Red Cross.

            b.               Indian Health Services.

            c.               Upper Midwest Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center.

            d.               Three representatives identified by the Iowa Counties Public Health Association representing one small, one midsized, and one large public health agency.

            e.               Two representatives identified by the Iowa Environmental Health Association.

            f.                Iowa Emergency Management Association.

            g.               Iowa Emergency Medical Services Association.

            h.               Six representatives identified by the Iowa Hospital Association representing two rural, two regional, and two urban hospitals.

            i.                Iowa Medical Society.

            j.                Iowa Primary Care Association.

            k.               Iowa Nurses Association.

            l.                Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association.

            m.              Iowa Pharmacy Association.

            n.               Iowa Poison Control Center.

            o.               Three representatives identified by the Iowa Public Health Association representing one small, one midsized, and one large public health agency.

            p.               Iowa National Guard.

            q.               State hygienic laboratory.

            r.                Veterans Health Administration.

            s.                Safeguard Iowa Partnership.

            t.                School Administrators of Iowa.

            u.               A mental health association.

            v.               American Academy of Pediatrics.

         114.3(5) The PAC may also include, as nonvoting members, representation from the following agencies:

            a.               The Iowa department of public health.

            b.               The Iowa department of human services.

            c.               The Iowa homeland security and emergency management department.

            d.               The Iowa department of natural resources.

            e.               The Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship.

            f.                The Iowa department on aging.

            g.               The Iowa department of education.

         114.3(6) Absences.

            a.               Three unexcused absences in a 12-month period shall be grounds for the director to request nomination of an alternate representative to fill the position.

            b.               Absences may be excused by notification provided to the chairperson prior to the meeting.

            c.               The chairperson of the PAC shall be charged with providing notification of absences to the department.

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