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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 182. Health Care Authority |
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Chapter 182-55. Health technology assessment program. |
Section 182-55-025. Committee member requirements and committee member terms.
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- (1) As a continuing condition of appointment, committee members must:(a) 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) Complete a conflict of interest disclosure form, update the form annually, and keep disclosure statements current;(c) Abide by confidentiality requirements and keep all personal medical information and proprietary information confidential; and(d) Not use information gained from committee membership outside of committee responsibilities, unless the information is publicly available.(2) The director has the sole discretion to terminate a committee member's appointment if the director determines that the committee member has violated a condition of appointment.(3) Committee members serve staggered three-year terms. To provide for staggered terms, committee members may be appointed initially for less than three years.(4) A committee member may be appointed for a total of nine years of committee service, but an initial appointment of less than twenty-four months is not included in the nine-year limitation.(5) A committee member may serve until that member's successor is appointed, notwithstanding the limits on service in subsection (3) of this section.(6) Mid-term vacancies on the committee are filled for the remainder of the unexpired three-year term.