(a) Each panel member must enter into a contract with the association for services and payment.(b) To be effective, a panel member's contract with the association must be approved by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.(c) A contract may not set a term that exceeds 36 months; however, contracts may be renewed.(d) The association must pay the expenses of the expert panel including:(1) panel member compensation;(2) equipment;(3) contract personnel;(4) consultants to the panel;(5) peer review;(6) travel, lodging, and per diem; and(7) meeting space.(e) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee will have sole control over the expenses of the expert panel, the composition of the expert panel, and the expert panel's fulfillment of its duties.