(a) In accordance with §204.055 of the Act, the officers of the board consist of a presiding officer and a secretary.(b) The secretary of the board shall assume the duties of the presiding officer in the event of the presiding officer's absence or incapacity.(c) The board, at a regular meeting or special meeting, upon majority vote of the members present, may remove the secretary from office.(d) In the event of the absence or temporary incapacity of the presiding officer and the secretary, the members of the board may elect another physician assistant member to act as the presiding officer of a board meeting or as an interim acting presiding officer for the duration of the absences or incapacity or until another presiding officer is appointed by the governor.(e) Upon the death, resignation, removal, or permanent incapacity of the presiding officer or the secretary, the board shall elect a secretary from its membership to fill the vacant position. The board may elect an interim acting presiding officer until another presiding officer is appointed by the governor. Such an election shall be conducted as soon as practicable at a regular or special meeting of the board.