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Radiation Advisory Board

Health and Human Resources

Purpose

The purpose of the Radiation Advisory Board is to review and evaluate policies and programs of the Commonwealth relating to ionizing radiation; make recommendations to the State Health Commissioner, the State Board of Health, and the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, and furnish such technical advice as may be required on matters relating to the development, utilization, and regulation of sources of ionizing radiation.

Term

Pleasure of the Governor

Composition

The Radiation Advisory Board shall consist of ten appointive members and the six ex officio members specified below. The Governor shall appoint to the Advisory Board individuals from industry, labor and agriculture as well as individuals with scientific training in one or more of the following fields: radiology, medicine, radiation or health physics, or related sciences, with specialization in ionizing radiation. Not more than two individuals shall be specialists in any one of the above-named fields. Members of the Advisory Board shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Commissioner shall be an ex officio member and chairman of the Advisory Board. The Commissioner of Labor and Industry, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the State Coordinator of Emergency Management, the Director of Environmental Quality, and the Director of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shall be ex officio members of the Advisory Board The Board shall have an administrative officer who shall be a registered nurse.

Vacant Seats

End Date: At the pleasure of the Governor

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