(1) The director, in consultation with the participating state agencies, appoints vacant committee positions from a pool of interested applicants. Interested persons are provided an opportunity to submit applications to the director for consideration.

(2) When appointing committee members, the director considers, in addition to the membership requirements imposed by RCW 70.14.090, other relevant information, including:

(a) Practitioner specialty or type and use of health technologies, especially in relation to current committee member specialty or types;

(b) Practice location and community knowledge;

(c) Length of practice experience;

(d) Knowledge of and experience with evidence-based medicine, including formal additional training in fields relevant to evidence-based medicine;

(e) Medical quality assurance experience; and

(f) Health technology assessment review experience.