Composition of State or District Level Authorisation Committees.

The State or District Level Authorisation Committee shall, as notified by the State Government in case of State and by the Union territory Administration in case of Union territory, consist of,— (a) a Medical Practitioner officiating as Chief Medical Officer or any other equivalent post in the main or major Government hospital of the District - Chairperson; (b) two senior registered medical practitioners to be chosen from the pool of such medical practitioners who are residing in the concerned District and who are not part of any transplant team- Member; (c) two persons (preferably one woman) of high integrity, social standing and credibility, who have served in high ranking Government positions, such as in higher judiciary, senior cadre of police service or who have served as a reader or professor in University Grants Commission approved University or are self-employed professionals of repute such as lawyers, chartered accountants, doctors of Indian Medical Association, reputed non-Government organisation or renowned social worker - Member; (d) Secretary (Health) or nominee and Director Health Services or nominee from State Government or Union territory Administration-Member : Provided that effort shall be made by the State Government concerned to have most of the members’ ex-officio so that the need to change the composition of Committee is less frequent.