Yes, key officeholders can be appointed as members of the QAC.

The QAC members are required to carry out their reviews impartially. If the QAC is reviewing incidents that involve any QAC members, the implicated member should recuse himself from the review. Under HCSA Section 40(6), if there are reasonable grounds to believe that a QAC member is not performing any function or discharging any duty in a proper or satisfactory manner, the DMS may direct the licensee to (a) remove or replace any member of that committee; (b) appoint one or more additional members to that committee; or (c) dissolve that committee and appoint another such committee in its place.