Indiana § 16-22-2-13 - Governing board membership limitation

§ 16-22-2-13. Governing board membership limitation

Sec. 13. Except as otherwise required by state law, a member of an appointing authority for the governing board of a hospital established and operated under this article, except a hospital established and operated under IC 16-22-8, may not serve on the hospital's governing board.

As added by P.L.100-2002, SEC.7.

IC 16-22-2.5Chapter 2.5. Standards for Members of a Governing Board

16-22-2.5-1Discharge of duties 16-22-2.5-2Confidential information 16-22-2.5-3Removal of member 16-22-2.5-4Physician members

IC 16-22-2.5-1Discharge of duties Sec. 1. (a) A member of a governing board shall, based on facts then known to the member, discharge the member's duties as follows:

(1) In good faith.

(2) With the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances.

(3) In a manner the member reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the hospital.

(b) In discharging the member's duties, a member may rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by one (1) of the following:

(1) A person whom the member reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented.

(2) Legal counsel, public accountants, or other persons as to matters the member reasonably believes are within the person's professional or expert competence.

(c) A member is not acting in good faith if the member has knowledge concerning a matter in question that makes reliance otherwise permitted by subsection (b) unwarranted.

As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.4.

IC 16-22-2.5-2Confidential information Sec. 2. All proprietary and competitive information concerning the county hospital is confidential. A member of a governing board may not disclose confidential information concerning the county hospital to any person not authorized to receive this information.

As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.4.

IC 16-22-2.5-3Removal of member Sec. 3. (a) A member of a governing board who violates this chapter may be removed from the governing board by action of the board.

(b) The county executive may not:

(1) reappoint to a governing board; or

(2) appoint to a governing board;

an individual who violated this chapter while serving or after serving as a member of a governing board.

As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.4.

IC 16-22-2.5-4Physician members Sec. 4. (a) A licensed physician is eligible for appointment to a county hospital governing board only if the physician is an active member of the medical staff of the hospital or holds a position that is equivalent to being an active member of the medical staff of the hospital.

(b) A physician who is terminated from the medical staff of the hospital is removed from the governing board by operation of law.

(c) A physician whose clinical privileges or staff membership privileges have been significantly reduced shall be removed from the governing board by action of the board.

(d) If a hospital governing board has two (2) physician members under IC 16-22-2-7 or IC 16-22-2-8, only one (1) physician member must be an active member of the medical staff of the hospital or hold a position that is equivalent to being an active member of the medical staff of the hospital.

As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.4.

IC 16-22-3Chapter 3. Powers of Hospital Governing Boards

16-22-3-1General powers and responsibilities 16-22-3-2Acquisition of real and personal property for hospital purposes 16-22-3-3Lease of property 16-22-3-4Equipment and supplies acquisitions 16-22-3-5Bids, proposals, or quotations submitted by trust 16-22-3-6Contracts for services 16-22-3-7Claims 16-22-3-8Executive director 16-22-3-9Medical staff appointment; eligibility; standards and rules; staff self-government 16-22-3-10Personnel; compensation; policies 16-22-3-11Permissible personnel programs and policies 16-22-3-12Hospital financial records; annual report 16-22-3-13Patient charges; building and improvement funds 16-22-3-14Hospital funds; authorized transfers 16-22-3-15Patient refunds fund 16-22-3-16Deposit of funds 16-22-3-17Disposition and encumbrance of real and personal property; immunity from liability 16-22-3-18Transfer of assets to nonprofit corporation or related hospital entity; immunity from liability 16-22-3-18.5Conveyance of real or personal property to state authority for lease back to hospital 16-22-3-19Medical care trust board 16-22-3-19.5Hospital property sold before 1990 16-22-3-20Investment of hospital funds 16-22-3-21Insurance 16-22-3-22Leases 16-22-3-23Related facilities and services 16-22-3-24Legal status of board; allowable name of the board; actions legalized 16-22-3-25Eminent domain powers 16-22-3-26Loans; sale or factor of accounts receivable; federal loans or guaranties 16-22-3-27Tax levy support of hospital 16-22-3-27.5Payment of lease or loan from taxes 16-22-3-28Other powers of board 16-22-3-29Safekeeping of patient valuables 16-22-3-30Liberal construction of board powers