1. The Beneficiary Advisory Council consists of one member of the executive leadership of the Division and at least: (a) Two persons who currently are recipients of Medicaid; and (b) Two persons who currently are or formerly were recipients of Medicaid or persons with direct experience supporting a recipient of Medicaid. 2. The Beneficiary Advisory Council must consist of a number of members that is at least sufficient to compose the membership of the Medicaid Advisory Committee described in subparagraph (10) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 422.153 . Each member appointed to the Beneficiary Advisory Council in addition to the members described in subsection 1 must be a person described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1. 3. The Director shall appoint each member of the Beneficiary Advisory Council to serve a term of 2 years. A member may not serve consecutive terms. If the Director appoints new members to the Beneficiary Advisory Council, the initial terms of those members must be staggered in such a manner that, to the extent possible, the terms of one-half of the members of the Beneficiary Advisory Council expire on July 1 of each year. 4. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 5 and 6, members of the Beneficiary Advisory Council serve without compensation. 5. While engaged in the business of the Beneficiary Advisory Council, each member is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally. 6. In addition to the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided pursuant to subsection 5, each member of the Beneficiary Advisory Council who is a recipient of Medicaid is entitled to receive compensation while engaged in the business of the Beneficiary Advisory Council in the form of transportation vouchers, reimbursement for child care expenses or other reimbursement as necessary to facilitate the participation of the member in the Beneficiary Advisory Council.
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