(A) The patient centered medical home education advisory group is hereby created for the purpose of advising the director of health on the implementation and administration of the patient centered medical home education program. The advisory group shall develop and provide to the director a set of expected outcomes for the pilot project. The advisory group shall consider and provide other recommendations to the director and complete other duties as the director considers appropriate.

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(B) The advisory group shall consist of the following members:

(1) The following members appointed by the director of health:

(a) One individual with expertise in the training and education of primary care physicians recommended by the dean of the university of Toledo college of medicine;

(b) One individual with expertise in the training and education of primary care physicians recommended by the dean of the Boonshoft school of medicine at Wright state university;

(c) One individual with expertise in the training and education of primary care physicians recommended by the president and dean of the northeast Ohio medical university;

(d) One individual with expertise in the training and education of primary care physicians recommended by the dean of the Ohio university college of osteopathic medicine;

(e) Two individuals recommended by the governing board of the Ohio academy of family physicians;

(f) One individual recommended by the governing board of the Ohio chapter of the American college of physicians;

(g) One individual recommended by the governing board of the Ohio chapter of the American academy of pediatrics;

(h) One individual recommended by the governing board of the Ohio osteopathic association;

(i) One individual with expertise in the training and education of advanced practice registered nurses, recommended by the governing board of the Ohio council of deans and directors of baccalaureate and higher degree programs in nursing;

(j) One individual recommended by the governing board of the Ohio nurses association;

(k) One individual recommended by the governing board of the Ohio association of advanced practice nurses;

(l) One individual recommended by the governing board of the Ohio council for home care and hospice;

(m) One individual recommended by the superintendent of insurance;

(n) An employee of the department of health;

(o) Not more than five additional members who have relevant expertise that the director considers appropriate.

(2) The following members:

(a) The executive director of the state medical board or the director’s designee;

(b) The executive director of the board of nursing or the director’s designee;

(c) The chancellor of the Ohio board of regents or the chancellor’s designee;

(d) The medical assistance director, or the director’s designee.

(C)(1) In making the original appointments of the members specified in divisions (B)(1)(a) to (m) of this section, the director shall appoint the member who served in that capacity in the patient centered medical home advisory group, as it existed immediately prior to September 10, 2012. If for any reason the member who served immediately prior to September 10, 2012, is unable to serve on the advisory group, the director shall request from the specified recommending authority a list of not less than two persons qualified to serve as members of the advisory group. The director shall appoint as a member one person from the list submitted by the recommending authority.

(2) The advisory group members specified in divisions (B)(1)(a) to (m) of this section shall serve at the pleasure of the director, in consultation with their respective recommending authorities.

(3) Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments.

(D) Members shall serve without compensation, except to the extent that serving on the advisory group is considered part of their regular employment duties.

(E) The director may appoint from the members of the advisory group a chairperson and vice-chairperson.

A majority of the members of the advisory group constitutes a quorum. A majority of a quorum is necessary for the advisory group to make any recommendations to the director.

The advisory group shall meet at the call of the director. The director shall call the advisory group to meet not less than annually to discuss or consider recommendations to the director on the administration of the patient centered medical home education program.

(F) Sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code do not apply to the advisory group.